Weapons Engineering Instructor

Babcock International Group; Ruthin; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension & life assurance

Digital GP

Employee savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave (10 days)

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Weapons Engineering Instructor to train Royal Navy personnel at HM Naval Base Clyde, delivering high-quality instruction on sonar and tactical weapons systems. The role emphasizes maintaining safety, quality, and up-to-date course content in a specialist defence environment.

Based onsite in Helensburgh, the role offers a strong security clearance path and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience with submarine tactical weapons engineering systems.
• Knowledge of sonar and related comms or weapon disciplines.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist Weapons Engineering training focused on sonar and tactical weapons systems.
• Review and update training materials to reflect developments.
• Provide technical support for course development and system changes.
• Complete training administration and learner records to quality standards.
• Support security compliance activities and protect sensitive information.

Skills

Submarine weapons systems

Sonar knowledge

Independent working

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Former Royal Navy Weapons Engineering Watch Keeper

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Job Title: Weapons Engineering Instructor

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: £48,000 - £50,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75715

Shape the next generation of Royal Navy capability through world-class submarine training

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Weapons Engineering Instructor at HM Naval Base Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Weapons Engineering Instructor, you'll play a vital role in supporting the operational readiness of the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet. Working within a specialist training environment, you'll deliver high-quality training on sonar and tactical weapons systems, helping to ensure personnel have the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to operate and maintain some of the UK's most advanced defence capabilities.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Deliver specialist Weapons Engineering training focused on sonar and tactical weapons systems.
• Review and updating training materials to ensure content reflects operational and technical developments.
• Provide technical expertise to support course development, system changes and training improvement initiatives.
• Complete training administration, reporting activities and learner records in line with quality standards.
• Support security compliance activities, audits and the protection of sensitive information and assets.

The role is based onsite at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Weapons Engineering Instructor

• Sound knowledge and practical application of submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering Systems, ideally on Astute Class submarines.
• Comprehensive knowledge of sonar, integrated communications systems, command systems or weapons engineering disciplines.
• Experience working independently and managing priorities effectively.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications for the Weapons Engineering Instructor

• Former Royal Navy Weapons Engineering Watch Keeper.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Weapons Engineering equipment.
• Strong information technology skills.

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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 10/09/2026