Project Lead Mission Systems Engineer

Job Title:              Project Lead Mission Systems Engineer 
Location:              Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF56326

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 Project Lead Mission Systems Engineer at our Bristol site.

The role
As a Project Lead Mission Systems Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The role is within our complex shipbuilding programme, developing designs through concept and early-stage design as well as supporting the bidding process.

Day to day, you’ll be required to lead the physical integration of a Mission System (Communications, Navigation, Command and Control and Sensors / Effectors) into the platform or concept on behalf of the Platform Design Authority. Typically, this will include:

•  Leadership of a project Mission Systems Engineering team which may also include Weapons Ordnance Munitions & Explosives (WOME) engineers.
•  Act as a Technical Authority in the Mission Systems space and act as a primary liaison with Mission Systems suppliers (which may include the customer). 
• Provide support and direction to less experienced team members to support both their effective working, and their development.

This role is full time and 36 hours per week. The role is adaptable and can be based at any UK Babcock Hub which includes various sites, including but not limited to Bristol, Devonport, Rosyth, Leicester and Warrington with hybrid working from home arrangements available. 

Essential experience of the Project Lead Mission Systems Engineer

• Deep knowledge across the Mission System (Communications, Navigation, Command and Control and Sensors / Effectors) ship integration space
• Demonstrable experience in the development of mission systems physical integration solutions on marine platforms
• An ability to work within a multi-discipline team
• Excellent team good written and verbal communication skills 

Qualifications for the Project Lead Mission Systems Engineer

• Degree qualified, however HND/HNC level qualification in an engineering discipline with extensive experience in relevant field will be considered.
• Ideallly hold Chartered Status, but not essential

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
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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 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 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.
 

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