Senior Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bristol is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer. You'll work on critical systems for national defense, ensuring technical oversight and contributing to naval asset enhancement. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement and requires strong mechanical engineering capabilities, leadership skills, and CAD experience. Join a collaborative team and enjoy excellent development opportunities and benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical engineering capabilities including design for manufacture and validation.
• Proven ability to lead or guide teams across multiple projects.
• Skilled in applying systems engineering design processes.
• Experienced using CAD systems for design and modelling.

Responsibilities

• Check mechanical engineering deliverables including documentation and 3D CAD models.
• Set out concepts, select materials, and perform scoping calculations.
• Manage non-conformance and change request processes.

Skills

Mechanical engineering capabilities

Leading teams across multiple projects

Applying systems engineering processes

Using CAD systems

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Higher National Diploma/Certificate in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF62759

Role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, helping to develop, integrate and test mission-critical systems that support national defence. This is a dynamic opportunity to work on cutting-edge engineering projects within a collaborative and forward-thinking team.

You’ll provide technical oversight and assurance across multiple engineering programmes, contributing to the continued operation and enhancement of complex naval assets. Your work will make a tangible impact on national security and your own professional growth.

• Checking mechanical engineering deliverables including technical documentation, 3D CAD models, and drawings.
• Setting out concepts, selecting materials, and performing scoping calculations.
• Working across the full engineering lifecycle from design to delivery.
• Defining and reviewing test instructions and interpreting results.
• Managing non-conformance and change request processes.

This is a full-time position (37 hours per week) based at our Ashton Vale site in Bristol, offering hybrid working arrangements—typically two days onsite and three days working from home. Please note, there may be occasions where a longer onsite presence is required to meet project needs.

Essential Experience

• Strong mechanical engineering capabilities including design for manufacture and validation through hand calculations.
• Proven ability to lead or guide teams across multiple projects and disciplines.
• Skilled in applying systems engineering design processes.
• Experienced in using CAD systems for design, modelling, simulation, and draughting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or
• Higher National Diploma/Certificate in Mechanical Engineering with demonstrable senior-level experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. However, you must be able to achieve and maintain 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.

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 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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Potential to develop skills
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme

About 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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