EMC Engineer

Babcock International; Stoke Gifford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking an EMC Engineer to provide expert consultation and ensure compliance across submarine programmes. The role involves technical guidance, documentation review, and managing EMC tests. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Physics, with strong attention to detail and project management experience. This position offers hybrid working arrangements with generous benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to health check and consultations

Employee share scheme

Reservists paid leave

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum ONC or HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Physics.
• Experience reviewing engineering deliverables.
• Proven ability to deliver outputs to cost, time, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Support customers with EMC technical consultation.
• Review EMC test documentation for compliance.
• Manage subcontract relationships with EMC test houses.

Skills

EMC technical consultation

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Physics

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

This section outlines the formal qualifications required for the EMC Engineer role.

Qualifications

• 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) 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 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.

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