Supportability Engineer

Babcock International; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company is seeking a Supportability Engineer in Helensburgh to maintain configuration data for submarines and manage technical documentation. This full-time role offers hybrid working and requires HNC/BTEC Level 4 in a STEM discipline. You will collaborate with the Royal Navy and ensure effective engineering documentation management. The company offers generous benefits including a pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Paid volunteering day

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with engineering documentation.
• Ability to work independently and make informed decisions.
• Strong communication skills across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Maintain configuration data for Royal Navy submarines.
• Manage status of submarine technical documentation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and the Royal Navy.

Skills

Using engineering documentation

Understanding of change management

Working independently

Communicating effectively

Education

HNC/BTEC Level 4 in a STEM discipline

Job description

Job Title: Supportability Engineer

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £43,935.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67058

Shape the Future of Submarine Support

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Supportability Engineer at Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The Role

As a Supportability Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of one of the most complex support arrangements in the UK today. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet is fully supported - tracking what’s fitted, where it’s fitted, who supplies it and how it’s maintained. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to national defence while developing your career in a dynamic, high-impact environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide support at the Waterfront and be responsible for design information management. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining configuration data and datum pack records for all items fitted to Royal Navy submarines
• Managing the status of submarine technical documentation to ensure quality assurance
• Overseeing design change documentation within the submarine definition database
• Collaborating with Babcock teams, the Royal Navy, MoD, and industry partners
• Acting as a subject matter expert in supportability engineering

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 Supportability Engineer:

• Using engineering documentation such as drawings and technical records
• Understanding of change management and control of engineering documentation
• Working independently and making informed decisions with limited data
• Communicating effectively across all levels of an organisation

Qualifications for the Supportability Engineer:

• HNC/BTEC Level 4 in a STEM discipline (or equivalent vocational experience)
• Working towards or holding Incorporated Engineer status with a relevant institution

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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

• 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: 10/11/2025

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