Supportability Engineer - Maintenance Derivation

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Supportability Engineer - Maintenance Derivation. The successful candidate will ensure that complex defense systems remain operational through effective maintenance and support strategies. The role offers a hybrid work environment and a comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing professional growth and the importance of national security.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Holiday Trading benefit

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Integrated Product Support, Maintenance Planning, or Support Engineering.
• Proven ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze maintenance requirements and develop support strategies.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to optimise reliability.
• Produce technical documentation to support decision-making.

Skills

Integrated Product Support

Maintenance Planning

Support Engineering

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment and mitigation

Engineering standards compliance

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Supportability Engineer - Maintenance Derivation

Locations: Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ; Barrow-in‑Furness, Lancaster, GB, LA14 1AF; Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG; Stoke Gifford, Bristol; Plymouth, Devon; Barrow-in‑Furness, Cumbria; Hybrid Working Arrangements.

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Supportability Engineer - Maintenance Derivation

Compensation: Up to £49,104 dependent upon experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68102

Shape the Future of Defence Engineering with Babcock

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Supportability Engineer - Maintenance Derivation at our Bristol, Devonport or Barrow‑in‑Furness site.

The role

As a Supportability Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring our complex defence and aerospace systems remain operational and effective throughout their lifecycle. Your work will directly contribute to national security and help deliver engineering solutions that protect lives. This is a role where your expertise will make a tangible difference, while offering you opportunities for professional growth and development.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be liaising with internal and external stakeholders applying engineering domain knowledge to provide technical solutions in the delivery of:

• Analyzing maintenance requirements and develop support strategies for critical systems.
• Collaborating with Engineering teams to optimise reliability and availability.
• Producing technical documentation and reports to support decision‑making.
• Identifying cost‑effective solutions for long‑term asset management.
• Ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

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 - Maintenance Derivation

• Extensive experience in Integrated Product Support, Maintenance Planning, or Support Engineering within complex engineering programmes.
• Proven ability to identify, assess and mitigate risks, taking a proactive approach to minimise project and programme impacts.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with confidence in presenting technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Solid understanding of engineering standards, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance principles.

Qualifications for the Supportability Engineer - Maintenance Derivation

• Degree in Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Incorporate Engineer (IEng) status or working towards professional registration.

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.

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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