Senior Design Engineer

Devonport Royal Dockyard; Cawsand; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Babcock in the United Kingdom is seeking a mechanical engineer to lead the development and delivery of mechanical designs across the full project lifecycle within our decommissioning programmes. You will provide expert guidance on mechanical systems, safety, and regulatory compliance on-site and in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes rigorous standards, site visits, and through-life support, with hybrid working arrangements and opportunities to develop across diverse,

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical engineering experience across design, operation or maintenance of fluid or pipework systems.
• Experience applying the full engineering design lifecycle within complex projects.
• Experience in regulated industries such as defence, nuclear, utilities or similar.
• Understanding fluid mechanics including water systems, valves and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of mechanical designs across the full project lifecycle.
• Provide expert advice on mechanical systems, compliance and engineering standards.
• Conduct site visits, surveys and support through-life system performance.
• Manage and support engineers, coordinate work and drive technical progress.
• Produce and review design, safety and substantiation documentation.

Skills

Mechanical design

Regulated environments

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Site surveys

Safety compliance

Education

Level 6 Mechanical Engineering qualification

Level 5 Mechanical Engineering qualification with significant experience

Job description

decommissioning. You'll lead technical activities, provide expert engineering guidance, and ensure compliance with rigorous safety and regulatory standards in a highly regulated environment.Working on major programmes across Devonport, you'll see your designs come to life on-site while developing your career across diverse, technically challenging projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the development and delivery of mechanical designs across the full project lifecycle
• Providing expert advice on mechanical systems, compliance, and engineering standards
• Conducting site visits, surveys and supporting through-life system performance
• Managing and supporting engineers, coordinating work and driving technical progress
• Producing and reviewing design, safety and substantiation documentation

Essential Experience

• Demonstrating strong mechanical engineering experience across design, operation or maintenance of fluid or pipework systems
• Applying the full engineering design lifecycle within complex projects
• Working within regulated industries such as defence, nuclear, utilities or similar
• Understanding fluid mechanics principles including water systems, valves and pipelines
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to deliver engineering solutions

Qualifications

• Level 6 qualification in a mechanical engineering discipline, or Level 5 with significant relevant experience (essential)
• Professionally registered with a recognised engineering institution such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers or Institution of Engineering and Technology - Desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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, hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

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).

Contract and Working Hours

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days in the office/onsite.

Benefits

• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• 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

Company Culture

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.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [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.

Application Deadline

Closing date: 01/09/