Weapons Engineering Instructor

Babcock International; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Helensburgh seeks a Weapons Engineering Instructor to deliver training for Royal Navy personnel. Key duties include training delivery, subject matter expertise, and stakeholder liaison. Essential qualifications include a Competent User Level 3 certification and experience in weapons systems. The role offers competitive compensation and generous benefits, including a matched pension scheme and a digital GP service.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering systems.
• Experience in Weapons Handling operations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver classroom and simulator-based training to Royal Navy personnel.
• Provide subject matter expertise in support of training design and review.
• Support governance through reporting, documentation, and assurance.
• Liaise with stakeholders and act as a technical point of contact for training queries.
• Maintain safe systems of work, ensuring compliance with internal and external policies.

Skills

Knowledge of submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering systems

Experience in Weapons Handling operations

Education

Qualified Weapons System Board – Competent User Level 3 certification

Job description

Job Title: Weapons Engineering Instructor
Location: Clyde, Helensburgh
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65324

Overview

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 Weapons Engineering Instructor at our Helensburgh site.

Responsibilities

• Deliver classroom and simulator-based training to Royal Navy personnel, primarily focused on Astute Class submarines
• Provide subject matter expertise in support of training design and review
• Support governance through reporting, documentation, and assurance
• Liaise with stakeholders and act as a technical point of contact for training queries
• Maintain safe systems of work, ensuring compliance with internal and external policies

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based onsite at HMNB Clyde, Monday to Thursday (8:00–16:30) and Friday (8:00–13:00).

Essential experience

• Sound knowledge of submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering systems.
• Experience in Weapons Handling operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified Weapons System Board – Competent User Level 3 (CU3) certification

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

• 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 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: 29/09/2025