Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International; United States; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme with life and 


Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Retail/employee discounts portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists paid leave

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Extensive development opportunities

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a capable Mechanical Engineer to join our full engineering lifecycle team with hybrid working arrangements. You will produce engineering designs, technical documentation and assessments to support complex projects, from concept through to implementation, while ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, design reviews, hazard studies and rigorous problem solving.

Qualifications

• Essential: HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Desirable: progress towards professional registration
• Experience with CAD, engineering analysis or fluid systems design

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering designs and technical documentation
• Support design reviews and hazard studies
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver outputs
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulatory requirements

Skills

Mechanical principles

Fluid systems

Problem solving

Communication

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Progress towards professional registration

Tools

CAD software

Engineering analysis

Fluid design

Job description

Full engineering lifecycle. This role offers the chance to solve complex engineering challenges, influence technical decision-making, and build a rewarding career within one of the UK's leading defence and engineering organisations. Producing engineering designs, technical documentation and assessments to support complex engineering projects. Developing mechanical engineering solutions throughout the design lifecycle, from concept through to implementation. Providing technical advice and guidance to ensure compliance with engineering standards, legislation and regulatory requirements. Supporting design reviews, hazard studies and engineering analysis activities. Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality outputs to programme schedules and budgets. This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Understanding of mechanical engineering principles, particularly within fluid systems, pressure systems or materials engineering
• Knowledge of engineering design lifecycles and associated design processes
• Awareness of engineering legislation, standards and regulatory requirements within a regulated industry
• Experience producing technical engineering deliverables and supporting engineering design activities
• Strong problem-solving, communication and organisational skills

Qualifications

• Essential: HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Desirable: Further engineering qualifications or progress towards professional registration
• Experience with computer-aided design, engineering analysis or fluid systems design

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) / Developed Vetting (DV) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 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).

Benefits

• 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• '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.

About Babcock

Babcock
We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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 ##### 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: 28/09/######BABDESTNUC