Senior Draftsperson

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Bristol seeks a Senior Draftsperson to work on complex technical drawings for UK submarines. This full-time role involves addressing engineering deliverables and developing mission-critical systems in a hybrid work setting. The candidate should have a Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent experience, and proficiency in CAD is preferred. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience with technical documentation, CAD, and technical drawings.
• Capability to define test instructions.
• Understanding of non-conformance and change request processes.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems for weapon handling systems.
• Verify mechanical engineering deliverables.
• Work in a supportive team environment.

Skills

Mechanical engineering deliverables

3D CAD proficiency

Root cause analysis

Proficient with PLM and CAD packages

Education

Mechanical Engineering Degree or HND/HNC

Tools

TeamCenter

NX

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Draftsperson

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68027

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 Senior Draftsperson at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role

As Senior Draftsperson this is a great opportunity to be involved with solving complex problems relating to technical drawings for weapon handling launch systems for UK submarines.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working within a supportive team environment, where you will use your skills and enthusiasm to develop, integrate and test mission critical systems, at the cutting edge of their domain. You will be deployed direct to the role and will use your on-the-job experiences and training to make a real difference for our customers.

• Meeting the needs of our customers actively seeking out new knowledge, tools, and technologies to help take us forward into the future.
• Checking for most mechanical engineering deliverables, i.e. technical documentation, 3D CAD and technical drawings, operating instructions.
• Concept setting out, including material selection, and scoping calculations.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home. However, you may be eligible to work remotely if you are able to use CAD hardware at home. But you may be required to work onsite as and when the project demands.

Essential Experience

• Have experience of origination and desirably checking for most mechanical engineering deliverables, i.e. technical documentation, 3D CAD and technical drawings, operating instructions, etc
• Experience of Concept setting out, including material selection, and scoping calculations.
• Full lifecycle engineering experience / awareness and the capability to define test instructions
• Understanding of the non-conformance and change request processes.
• Competent to perform and report root cause analysis and fault finding, along with detailing and proving solutions.
• Proficient with use of PLM and CAD packages (TeamCenter and NX experience would be advantageous).

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering Degree, or HND or HNC in Mechanical Engineering Discipline with demonstrable experience and capability of working in a Senior role.

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. The successful candidate will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance once in post. 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: United Kingdom Security Vetting clearance levels.

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: 10/10/2025

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