EMC Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services provider in Bristol is looking for an EMC Engineer to provide expertise in Electromagnetic Compatibility. The role supports the Ministry of Defence with compliance and involves working on defence technology. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and the ability to manage multiple projects. This full-time role offers hybrid working with a competitive salary and numerous benefits.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday trading

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proficient in Electromagnetic Compatibility testing.
• Minimum ONC or HNC in relevant engineering field required.
• Security clearance eligibility as a UK national.

Responsibilities

• Provide EMC technical consultation and guidance.
• Review EMC test documentation for compliance.
• Design setups for formal EMC testing.
• Manage subcontract relationships with EMC test houses.
• Maintain records and logs for audits.

Skills

Awareness of EMC principles

Experience reviewing engineering deliverables

Ability to deliver outputs to standards

Experience managing multiple projects

Strong attention to detail

Education

HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Physics

Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Physics

Job description

Job Title: EMC Engineer

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £43,935 - £49,104 dependent upon experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

The role

As an EMC Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be a vital source of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) expertise within our Submarine Support Engineering (SSE) Electrical Engineering Group.

Day-to-day, you’ll support the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and internal project teams across a wide range of submarine programmes, helping ensure systems meet EMC compliance standards. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge defence technology, contribute to national security, and grow your career in a highly specialised field.

• Supporting the customer with EMC technical consultation and guidance.
• Reviewing EMC test documentation and ensuring compliance across submarine projects.
• Designing and creating representative setups for formal EMC testing.
• Managing subcontract relationships with EMC test houses and overseeing test documentation.
• Maintaining accurate records and logs for future reference and audit.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with regular travel to test houses on a monthly basis.

Essential experience of the EMC Engineer

• Awareness of EMC principles, theory, and testing requirements.
• Experience reviewing engineering deliverables and technical documentation.
• Proven ability to deliver outputs to cost, time, and quality standards.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail and record-keeping.

Qualifications for the EMC Engineer

• Minimum ONC or HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Physics
• OR Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics, or equivalent science discipline

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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.