Engineering Manager – Submarine Systems (Hybrid, SC)

Babcock International; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP & health checks via Aviva"i

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping portal

Professional Fees paid

Reservists leave (10 days)

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day volunteering

Wellbeing and assistance programme

Job summary

Babcock in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, is seeking an Engineering Manager to influence the design, build, supportability and long-term availability of the UK's future submarine fleet. You will act as the senior engineering representative, collaborating with defence partners to ensure in-service insights shape future submarine capability, with hybrid working and travel to other sites.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, delivering maintenance planning, risk management and technical

Qualifications

• Significant engineering leadership experience within complex, highly regulated engineering environments.
• Extensive experience planning and/or delivering submarine maintenance activities within a waterfront setting.
• In-depth knowledge of nuclear submarine base or deep maintenance, including product safety and assurance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders across multiple organisations.
• Experience working within industrial partner organisations and complex programme environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering supportability activities across future submarine programmes.
• Influence senior stakeholders and industrial partners to ensure engineering support considerations remain central to programme decisions.
• Represent Babcock at technical, programme and customer engagement forums.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on submarine maintenance, support and availability requirements.
• Collaborate with defence, customer and industry partners to drive effective engineering outcomes and future capability development.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Submarine maintenance

Stakeholder management

Industrial partnerships

Programme environments

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Babcock in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, is seeking an Engineering Manager to influence the design, build, supportability and long-term availability of the UK's future submarine fleet. You will act as the senior engineering representative, collaborating with defence partners to ensure in-service insights shape future submarine capability, with hybrid working and travel to other sites.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, delivering maintenance planning, risk management and technical