Safety Case Engineer Weapons

Babcock International; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Scotland is looking for a Safety Case Engineer Weapons to develop and maintain safety cases for critical domains. In this pivotal role, you will ensure regulatory compliance and collaborate with key stakeholders. Essential qualifications include a relevant engineering degree and experience in a regulated environment. This full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements with a competitive salary and a robust benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contributions

Access to health services

Employee share scheme

Payment of professional fees

Holiday trading options

Paid volunteer day

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of engineering process in a regulated environment.
• Experience producing and reviewing professional engineering reports.
• Knowledge of safety case methodologies and practical application.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear safety cases across nuclear domains.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Collaborate with operators to assure nuclear safety.
• Engage with stakeholders to explain complex issues.
• Lead insightful risk assessments.

Skills

Engineering process understanding

Report production and review

Safety case methodologies knowledge

Complex issue explanation

Safe systems of work experience

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering or relevant STEM degree

Professional registration (or working towards it)

Postgraduate study in safety engineering or related field

Job description

Job Title: Safety Case Engineer Weapons

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £48,370 - £63,342 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70109

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 Safety Case Engineer Weapons at our RNAD Coulport site.

The role

As a Safety Case Engineer Weapons, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will help develop and maintain robust safety cases across critical domains – nuclear reactor plant, nuclear weapons, and ordnance, munitions and explosives – so operations remain safe, compliant and mission‑ready. It is meaningful, high‑impact work that supports national defence and gives you wide exposure to complex engineering, regulatory compliance and risk management – accelerating your development in a unique, high‑hazard environment.

Day-to-day you’ll be required to:

• Develop clear, evidence‑based safety cases and professional engineering reports across the three safety domains.
• Maintain compliance with site authorisation conditions and relevant regulations, ensuring operations meet safety case methodologies.
• Collaborate with facility operators and key partners to assure nuclear safety across programmes.
• Engage with the Ministry of Defence customer and stakeholders to explain complex issues in plain, accessible language.
• Improve safe systems of work and lead insightful risk assessments that drive ALARP decisions.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday 07:15 – 16:45 and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Safety Case Engineer Weapons

• Demonstrated understanding of engineering process in a regulated environment.
• Experience producing and reviewing professional engineering reports.
• Knowledge of safety case methodologies and practical application.
• Ability to explain complex issues to varied technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Practical experience with safe systems of work and risk assessments.

Qualifications for the Safety Case Engineer Weapons

• HNC/HND in Engineering or a relevant STEM degree.
• Professional registration with an appropriate institution (or working towards it).
• Postgraduate study or training in safety engineering, risk management or related discipline would be advantageous

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) 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. 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.

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: 05/01/2026

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