Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bristol is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support military vehicle applications. The role involves fault analysis, CAD modelling, and interaction with customers. A degree in engineering is required, along with experience in a similar role. This position offers hybrid working arrangements and competitive benefits, including generous holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contributions

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar mechanical engineering role.
• Thorough understanding of the design process to resolve specific issues.
• Ability to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements with customers and business functions.
• Conduct defect investigations and root cause analysis.
• Assist in developing task lists for maintenance and repair.

Skills

Fault analysis

CAD modelling

Root cause analysis

Finite element analysis (FEA)

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering field

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol with travel required to other sites

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64021

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Engineer at our Bristol site.

Overview

This role is a Mechanical Engineer position with responsibilities across fault analysis, practical solution design and upgrades to support the Babcock Land Defence Support Group (DSG) contract and the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This position involves travel across internal and customer sites and a hands-on, technically focused approach to delivering innovative solutions for military land vehicle applications.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for, but not limited to: requirement capture with customers and other business functions, producing CAD models and drawings, producing detailed design reports, investigating new manufacturing technologies, providing engineering input to shop floor challenges, conduct fit, form function assessments, and hands-on studies on different Babcock and customer sites. You’ll also:

• Conduct Defect Investigation and root cause analysis of in-service issues
• Write Engineering change requests and conduct design change impact assessments
• Conduct re-engineering activity consisting of but not limited to: scanning, CAD modelling, material identification, feature analysis, finite element analysis (FEA)
• Interact with The Authority via multiple routes including direct conversation, meetings, workshops and digital communication
• Assist in developing task lists for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation

Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home. This role also requires regular travel across a range of internal and customer sites on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience

• Proven experience in a similar role
• Thorough understanding of the design process to solve specific problem

Qualifications

• You must be educated to degree level with a relevant engineering degree

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 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

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.

Closing date: 13/08/2025

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