Principal EC&I Engineer

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock International seeks a Principal EC&I Engineer, responsible for marine system design involving Electrical/Electronic complexities. The position requires significant design experience and leadership capabilities within a supportive, hybrid work environment. This role contributes directly to UK's naval projects, with exceptional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists paid leave

Holiday Trading

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Senior Engineer with experience overseeing projects and mentoring junior team members.
• Experience in high safety integrity environments preferred.
• Membership in relevant institutions (RINA, IET, etc.) and chartered status desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Electrical/Electronic aspects of marine system design per legal requirements.
• Develop design solutions for various platforms throughout the Engineering Lifecycle.
• Provide support by preparing and checking design documentation and technical reports.

Skills

Project Oversight

Problem Solving

Team Leadership

Electrical Design

Marine System Integration

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

HNC/HND equivalent

Tools

Configuration Control Systems

Design Documentation Software

Job description

Job Title: Principal EC&I Engineer
Location: Rosyth, Plymouth, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £69,555 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63671

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 Principal EC&I Engineer at one of our sites in Rosyth, Bristol, or Plymouth.

The role
As a Principal EC&I Engineer you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll join a growing multi-disciplinary team within the Electrical Engineering Group (EEG)?

We currently have a vacancy for Principal EC&I Engineer at our sites in Plymouth, Bristol and Rosyth.

As an Principal EC&I Engineer, you will have the support of a large team of likeminded electrical and electronic engineers to give support to, and to learn and give support from; sharing best practice and enabling you to grow within your profession.

Day to day, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of Electrical/Electronic aspects of marine system design and ensure it complies with the relevant legislation. You will also manage the Integration using practical electrical, electronic combat and automation product solutions not only within the same disciplines but defining the interfaces with others constructively and mechanically.

• Ensure that the technical requirements produced at product and sub-system levels meet the customers’ requirements and are able to verified and validated successfully.
• Developing Electrical/Electronic engineering design solutions for a variety of different platforms across the full Engineering Lifecycle. This will include substantiating the integrity and performance of new system designs within their operating environments.
• Provide electrical & electronic design support by preparing and checking design documentation, reviews, estimates and schedules, also, in support of tender responses requiring design input. Supervising, planning and controlling work to time, cost and quality.
• Technical Authority for complex multi discipline tasks and projects. You will produce, review, and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports, in accordance with project requirements.

This role is full time 37 hours and will be based at one of our locations: Rosyth, Bristol, or Plymouth. The role offers hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Principal EC&I Engineer:

• High level of developed knowledge as the role is directly accountable for design development and determining solutions to problems and issues within the specialist subject area.
• The ideal candidate will be a proven Principal Electrical/Electronic Design Engineer or Senior Engineer ready to take the next step with significant experience in overseeing projects and skilled in supporting and developing less experienced team members.
• Experience working on UK naval marine shipbuilding projects or defence related design experience, but this is not essential. Electrical & Electronics experience in other industries would be considered including facilities, Oil & Gas and Aviation
• Experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment
• Proven experience of relevant industry standards
• Experience of all phases of the engineering lifecycle and configuration control systems
  
  Qualifications for the Principal EC&I Engineer:
• Qualified to degree level, or HNC/HND equivalent, coupled with significant experience in the relevant engineering discipline.
• Ideally, you will be a member of a relevant institution (e.g. RINA, IET, IMechE, IMarEst etc.) and hold or working towards Chartered or Incorporated status or you will have significant demonstrable engineering experience and capable of registration with the Engineering Council at CEng level.

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 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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: 27/06/2025