Senior Supportability Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Supportability Engineer, contributing to the Marine Sector and supporting the Royal Navy. This exciting role involves managing engineering solutions, investigating technical queries, and optimizing support processes. You'll work in a collaborative environment, enhancing services for national defense while enjoying hybrid working arrangements. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, your contributions will directly impact the effectiveness of marine systems. If you have a passion for engineering and a desire to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10 days of paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in engineering required.
• IEng status or progress towards professional registration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering aspects of support solutions for naval systems.
• Investigate technical queries and develop support improvements.
• Maintain technical document libraries and codify items for supply.

Skills

Ability to read and understand engineering drawings

Familiarity with design techniques

Understanding of contract delivery

Knowledge of procurement processes

Understanding of asset management

Ability to produce concise reports and business cases

Knowledge of configuration management

Education

Relevant engineering qualification (degree or equivalent)

Job description

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Job Title: Senior Supportability Engineer
Location: Bristol, Rosyth, Portsmouth, or Plymouth
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent + hybrid working arrangements
Role ID: SF

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world. Join us as a Senior Supportability Engineer at one of our offices in Bristol, Rosyth, Portsmouth, or Plymouth and contribute to this mission.

The role

As a Senior Supportability Engineer, you will be part of a national team within the Marine Sector of Babcock, providing naval architecture, marine system engineering, electrical engineering, design modelling, supportability, and project support services to the marine and defence markets.

• Manage engineering aspects of the support solutions for equipment and systems contracted to Marine systems in the Support Value Stream, aiming to improve services for the Royal Navy, Babcock, and the MoD.
• Investigate and resolve technical queries, raise and answer S forms via the Maritime Collaborative Working Environment using SSDD and SDD against contract scope.
• Develop and implement design and support improvements, including TCO actions, to optimize cost, lead-time, and availability.
• Address obsolescence issues identified by the Obsolescence Manager, applying suitable resolutions for maximum benefit.
• Monitor Unit Maintenance Management System (UMMS) and suggest reliability improvements.
• Maintain technical document libraries, review and update Books of Reference (BRs) and Illustrated Parts Catalogues (IPCs).
• Codify non-patternised items for supply to the Royal Navy.
• Visit OEMs and liaise on board with ship staff to stay current on issues.
• Define and update repair and new-buy Statements of Requirements (SoRs).
• Support Project Managers with Task Approval Forms (TAFs) as needed.

This role is full-time, 35 hours per week, with hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience

• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with design techniques.
• Understanding of contract delivery.
• Knowledge of procurement processes.
• Understanding of asset management.
• Ability to produce concise reports and business cases.
• Knowledge of configuration management.

Qualifications

A relevant engineering qualification such as a degree or equivalent experience is required. IEng status or progress towards professional registration is preferred.

Security Clearance

The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) clearance.

Note: Many positions are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions, which may affect eligibility based on nationality, citizenship, or residency. Further details are available at (link).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days of paid leave
• Holiday Trading, allowing employees to buy or sell leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering, with paid leave