Senior Safety Case Engineer - Weapons

Babcock International; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company seeks a Senior Safety Case Engineer to develop safety cases and lead a team in a complex environment at their Helensburgh site. You will directly support national security through safety engineering, producing documentation and collaborating with government stakeholders. Strong safety expertise and communication skills are essential. The role offers hybrid working, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Strong safety case experience in safety-critical environments is essential.
• Proven ability to produce and review engineering reports.
• Familiarity with safety methodologies is a must.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of safety case engineers and ensure compliance.
• Produce comprehensive safety documentation and reports.
• Engage with stakeholders for decision-making.

Skills

Safety case experience in a regulated environment

Ability to communicate complex issues

Experience with safety case methodologies

Exposure to nuclear environments

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering or relevant STEM degree

Job description

Job Title: Senior Safety Case Engineer – Weapons

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £69,101 - £74,858 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

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 Safety Case Engineer – Weapons at our RNAD Coulport site.

The role

As a Senior Safety Case Engineer – Weapons, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll lead the development of new and operational safety cases in a high‑hazard environment, shaping decisions that keep people safe and assets mission‑ready. It’s work with real‑world impact - directly supporting UK national security while accelerating your professional growth across complex, regulated safety domains. This role sits within our Naval Nuclear business at HMNB Clyde, where Babcock delivers specialist engineering support in partnership with the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Navy.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Lead and develop a team of safety case engineers, coaching toward SQEP status across multiple safety domains.
• Produce, review and assure high‑quality safety documentation and professional engineering reports.
• Maintain compliance with site authorisation conditions across Nuclear Reactor Plant, nuclear weapons, and Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives.
• Engage and influence stakeholders, including the Ministry of Defence customer, facility operators and industry partners (e.g., Rolls‑Royce, AWE).
• Explain complex technical issues clearly to varied audiences and drive informed decision‑making.

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 Senior Safety Case Engineer – Weapons

• Safety case experience in a regulated or safety‑critical environment.
• Experience producing and reviewing professional engineering reports.
• Familiarity with safety case methodologies and justification approaches.
• Exposure to nuclear reactor plant and/or warhead environments.
• Ability to communicate complex issues to different audiences.

Qualifications for the Senior Safety Case Engineer – Weapons

• HNC/HND in Engineering or a relevant STEM degree.
• Professional registration with a relevant institution or working towards it.
• Evidence of continued professional development in nuclear or weapons safety – Desirable
• Experience collaborating with government or defence stakeholders – Desirable

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. 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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