Engineering Officer Trainer

Babcock International Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension matching contribution

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Job summary

Babcock seeks an Engineering Officer Trainer to deliver high quality engineering education to military personnel at MOD Lyneham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire. You will blend engineering expertise with learning and development to prepare future Defence engineers for critical operations.

Role based onsite, 37 hours per week, with full-time permanent status. Chartered Engineer status or progress toward that is preferred; degree in Mechanical, Electronic or Aviation Engineering required.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering education or training delivery.
• Academic knowledge in engineering environments.
• Experience supporting learning, training or development activities.
• Knowledge of engineering principles across mechanical, electronic, aviation or related disciplines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering studies lessons, technical training and academic instruction to military trainees.
• Develop training materials, lesson plans and blended learning resources.
• Assess and mark engineering projects, reports, presentations and assignments.
• Provide feedback, coaching and guidance to help learners reach potential.
• Support quality assurance and training programme development.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Learning & development

Mentoring

Problem solving

Effective communication

Education

Chartered Engineer status

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Electronic/Aviation)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire

Compensation: £45,882 - £48,839 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74956

Inspire the Next Generation of Defence Engineers

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Officer Trainer at MOD Lyneham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Job Title: Engineering Officer Trainer

Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire

Compensation: £45,882 - £48,839 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74956

Inspire the Next Generation of Defence Engineers

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Officer Trainer at MOD Lyneham, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

The role

As an Engineering Officer Trainer, you'll help shape the future of Defence by delivering high-quality engineering education and training to military personnel. This is a unique opportunity to combine your engineering expertise with your passion for learning and development, equipping future Defence engineers with the technical knowledge, problem-solving ability and professional skills needed to support critical military operations.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Deliver engineering studies lessons, technical training and academic instruction to military trainees.
• Develop training materials, lesson plans and blended learning resources to support effective learning.
• Assess and marking engineering projects, reports, presentations and assignments.
• Provide feedback, coaching and guidance to help learners achieve their full potential.
• Support continuous improvement activities, quality assurance processes and training programme development.

The role is based onsite at MOD Lyneham, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

Essential experience of the Engineering Officer Trainer:

• Appropriate and relevant engineering knowledge and industry experience.
• Appropriate academic knowledge and experience within an engineering environment.
• Experience supporting learning, training, mentoring or development activities.
• Knowledge of engineering principles across mechanical, electronic, aviation or related disciplines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications for the Engineering Officer Trainer:

• Chartered Engineer status, or currently working towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Degree in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or Aviation Engineering.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 26,000 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: 01/09/2026