Electromechanical Engineer

weServed; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Professional fees covered

Special paid leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading window

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock in Bristol is seeking an Electromechanical Engineer to join our defence engineering team. The role combines mechanical, electrical and systems engineering to tackle complex military platforms and critical equipment.

You will work on fault investigation, design modifications, and lifecycle support, contributing to performance and safety improvements. Day-to-day duties include root cause analysis, design documentation, and collaboration with a wide range of engineering specialists.

Qualifications

• Experience with electromechanical systems across design, integration, modification and support.
• Strong automotive electrical systems experience including wiring, harnesses and power distribution.
• Proven fault-finding and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Experience producing engineering designs and technical documentation.
• Ability to develop practical engineering solutions to complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Investigating faults and carrying out root cause analysis across complex electromechanical systems.
• Developing engineering solutions and design modifications to improve performance and reliability.
• Supporting testing, validation, certification, and integration activities.
• Producing technical documentation, specifications, drawings, reports, and outputs.
• Providing technical expertise throughout the equipment lifecycle.

Skills

Electromechanical systems

Automotive electrical systems

Fault diagnosis

Engineering documentation

Root cause analysis

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics Engineering degree

Job description

Job Title: Electromechanical Engineer

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £42,000 - £47,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75591

Shape the future of defence engineering through innovation, problem-solving and technical excellence

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Electromechanical Engineer in Bristol.

The role

As an Electromechanical Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work on complex military platforms and critical defence equipment, combining mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering expertise to solve real-world challenges.

This is a varied and hands-on engineering role where you'll investigate faults, develop innovative design modifications, support testing and certification activities, and provide technical expertise across a range of integrated electromechanical systems. Your work will directly contribute to improving equipment performance, reliability, safety, and operational capability.

Working throughout the equipment lifecycle, you'll collaborate with a wide range of engineering specialists and stakeholders while building your expertise within one of the UK's leading defence organisations.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Investigating faults and carrying out root cause analysis across complex electromechanical systems
• Developing engineering solutions and design modifications to improve performance and reliability
• Supporting testing, validation, certification, and integration activities
• Producing technical documentation, specifications, drawings, reports, and engineering outputs
• Providing technical expertise and support throughout the equipment lifecycle.

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based in Bristol. Hybrid working arrangements are available, with frequent travel to other Babcock sites as required.

Essential experience of the Electromechanical Engineer:

• Experience working with electromechanical systems across design, integration, modification, and support activities
• Strong automotive electrical systems experience, including vehicle wiring, harnesses, power distribution, and fault diagnosis
• Proven fault-finding and root cause analysis capabilities
• Experience producing engineering designs and technical documentation
• Ability to develop practical engineering solutions to complex technical challenges.

Qualifications for the Electromechanical Engineer:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer status, or working towards professional registration.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 09/09/2026