Strategic Systems Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Garelochhead; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Systems Engineer – Combat Systems for their site in Faslane, Helensburgh. The position comes with hybrid working arrangements, competitive compensation, and essential responsibilities include supporting submarine strategic systems. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills and understand equipment lifecycle management. This role offers a robust benefits package including a matched pension scheme and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Holiday trading

Volunteer leave (Be Kind Day)

Health consultations through Aviva DigiCare+

Qualifications

• Experience required in systems engineering and support
• Security clearance is mandatory for this role

Responsibilities

• Assist in creation of maintenance processes and reviewing technical documentation
• Conduct reviews of plans and optimize processes
• Author Supportability Management Plans
• Communicate with stakeholders to manage risks and issues

Skills

Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Understanding of Equipment support life cycle management

Knowledge of Submarine Strategic Systems activities

Ability to operate independently and within a team

Education

Security Check (SC) security clearance

Job description

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Strategic Systems Engineer

Location:

Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Systems Engineer – Combat Systems
Location: Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements)
Compensation: £43,935 - £48,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65022

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 Systems Engineer at our Faslane, Helensburgh site.

The role
As a Systems Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to assume a key role in Babcock's contribution to the Submarine Strategic Weapons Enterprise

Day-to-day, you’ll play a key part in improving the way we support and manage the submarine weapon systems through operations and overhaul.

• Assist in the creation of maintenance processes and supporting the review technical documentation to ensure US technical documentation is applicable and appropriate for UK use.
• Conduct review of plans and programme and ensuring optimisation of processes to meet the UK platform delivery and support schedules.
• Author of Supportability Management Plans, outlining the UK’s support and transition arrangements.
• Communicate on a regular basis with internal and external stakeholder to overcome risks, issues, and realise opportunities.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Systems Engineer – Combat Systems

• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• An understanding of Equipment support life cycle management, from cradle to grave.
• Knowledge of Submarine Strategic Systems activities including programme, policies, procedures, technologies, equipment, support, and operations.
• Able to operate independently on tasks for which you will be responsible and operate effectively within a varied team dynamic.

Qualifications for the Systems Engineer – Combat Systems

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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 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

• 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.

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