Supportability Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering company is seeking a Supportability Engineer to work in Bristol, Plymouth, Barrow in Furness, or Leicester. The role involves supporting submarine engineering with various maintenance tasks. The company offers a competitive salary of £43,935 – £49,104 plus benefits like a matched pension scheme, access to a Digital GP, and excellent development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of professional fees

Holiday Trading benefit

Be Kind Day

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
• Relatable experience with a great attitude is valued.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain technical reports to support process.
• Escalate and record risks in the ILS Risk Register.
• Produce input data for Maintenance Task Instructions.
• Support preventive and corrective maintenance of submarine equipment.

Skills

Experience in submarine or surface fleet engineering

Knowledge of maintenance tasks

Good stakeholder and communication skills

Drive to own and shape your career development

Job description

Supportability Engineer

Location: Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ; Barrow-in-Furness, Lancaster, GB, LA14 1AF; Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG; Leicester, GB, LE3 1UF. Hybrid working arrangements.

Job Title: Supportability Engineer — Multiple opportunities available. Full‑time, Permanent. Salary £43,935 – £49,104 + benefits. Role ID: SF69468.

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. Join us as a Supportability Engineer at our Bristol, Plymouth, Barrow in Furness or Leicester sites.

Supportability Engineer Opportunities

As a Supportability Engineer, you’ll work within Babcock Submarine Support Engineering supporting the function with analysis of design and in‑service technical information, providing reports and deliverables in support of contractual obligations.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll assist the function in the development of maintenance task information, working with technical design data to populate workbooks, maintain reports and support the production of Maintenance Task Instructions.

• Creating and maintaining technical reports to support process
• Escalation and recording of risks to ensure mitigating actions are captured in the ILS Risk Register
• Producing input data to enable the production of MTI outputs – Maintenance Task Instructions
• Supporting actions in the development of preventive and corrective maintenance of submarine equipment
• Required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination
• Work involves manual handling, confined spaces and working at height
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, including weekend shifts, as required

What you’ll need

• Experience in submarine or surface fleet engineering
• Knowledge of maintenance tasks
• Good stakeholder and communication skills
• A drive to own and shape your career development journey

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education. If you can demonstrate relatable experience and a great attitude, we'd like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. Eligibility may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, citizenship status and residency.

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 receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading benefit to buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave
• Be Kind Day – one working day paid leave to volunteer
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package, including employee assistance programme

Babcock International

For over a century, Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments, email [e-mail]. We are happy to discuss flexible working and alternative patterns of work at interview.