Electrical Design Engineer

Location:

Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid:

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Your Role

Applies Engineering concepts and theories to deliver the development designs, calculations and technical solutions across a range of applications for Babcock products and services across the Engineering Product Lifecycle. An experienced Engineer, directly accountable for designs, calculations and technical solutions. Able to work under own initiative to produce high quality outputs. Capable of managing others and/or delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience. Can apply a wider range of knowledge to complex situations. Provides mentoring to others.

Description

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Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire+ Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF71380

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Electrical Design Engineer at Ashchurch, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

The Role

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will have a great opportunity to progress your career and build your skills in a supportive environment to become an Authorised Person.

Operating and maintaining the Mission Systems Electrical systems and associated plant and equipment to ensure that LV supplies are available to ensure both business continuity and operational readiness across multiple operational sites.

This is a full-time position supporting the Electrical infrastructure and associated plant and equipment, including LV systems.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out Basic to intermediate Electrical Design work to support the team and customers requirement for Design and verification for Electrical installations across the sites.

Basic to intermediate Electrical Design and contribute to customer projects for the provision of upgrades & new installations
Implement Safe System of Work for any Infrastructure works on LV systems
Hold and Maintain the Skilled Persons Register for all Electrical SQEP on site including contractors
Design verification and Cable design
Attend and contribute to design reviews
Electrical reviews of Skilled Persons

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 4 days onsite and 1 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Electrical Design Engineer

Experience using Electrical Design software – (Trimble, SolidWorks, AutoCAD Electrical)
Experience of working with Electrical Switchgear and distribution equipment
Previous experience of operating or maintaining electrical plant and equipment.
Experience creating and working under safety permits

Qualifications for the Electrical Design Engineer

Time served apprenticeship and Level 3 Electrical Qualification
City and Guilds 2391 Periodic Verification inspection & Testing (or equivalent)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) 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. 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.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 25/02/2026

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