Principal Supportability Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Principal Supportability Engineer to oversee Integrated Product Support for submarine designs. This hybrid role involves working closely with design teams, managing a skilled team, and contributing to technical solutions. The successful candidate will have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in IPS solutions, analytical skills, and effective communication abilities. This position also offers competitive compensation and development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing IPS solutions.
• Experience in leading technical investigations.
• Ability to guide and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Oversee labour demand and spend as Cost Account Manager.
• Integrate IPS elements into product lifecycle.
• Manage a team to develop support solutions.

Skills

Integrated Product Support (IPS) solutions

Analytical skills

Team mentorship

Excellent communication

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Chartership or working towards it

Job description

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Principal Supportability Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster, GB, LA14 1AF

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Principal Supportability Engineer
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £72,337 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65422/2

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The role

As a Principal Supportability Engineer, you’ll ensure submarine designs are supported throughout their lifecycle - making them maintainable, cost-effective and operationally ready. You’ll work closely with Design teams, applying in-service experience to influence design reviews and support solutions. This role is pivotal in enabling the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent and offers exceptional scope for professional growth.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Act as Cost Account Manager (CAM), overseeing labour demand, spend, and risk reporting
• Champion the integration of IPS elements such as Maintenance, Training, Supply Support, and Technical Data into the product lifecycle
• Manage and coach a team of IPS Leads and specialists to develop support solutions across programme workstreams
• Contribute to business growth through lessons learned, bid activities, and capability development
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders across UK sites to ensure programme alignment

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, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Principal Supportability Engineer

• Proven experience in developing Integrated Product Support (IPS) solutions
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate technical issues and propose solutions
• Experience in leading or supporting technical investigations and continuous improvement
• Ability to guide and mentor team members
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across disciplines

Qualifications for the Principal Supportability Engineer

• Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline with demonstrable experience
• Chartership or working towards chartership

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national and 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

• 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 portalPayment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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.

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