Trainee Supportability Engineer (Train to Fit)

Job Title:                        Trainee Supportability Engineer (Train to Fit)

Location:                        Stoke Gifford, Bristol

Compensation:              Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                      Full time

Role ID:                          SF72631

The award-winning Train to Fit programme, run by the Experis Academy, is offering exciting opportunities for delivery-focused individuals to upskill or reskill into Supportability Engineering.

This programme is open to candidates of any age and industry background. We actively encourage applications from experienced professionals who are looking to pivot into a highly regulated, highly valued engineering discipline.

Train to Fit employs, trains and deploys talented and motivated individuals into long-term roles supporting a major international engineering organisation working on UK defence programmes. You will be trained by industry experts while representing Experis on a leading defence engineering account, with the opportunity to become a permanent member of the client’s workforce at the end of the programme.

Training will commence in June 2026.

Role of a Supportability Engineer: 

Day to Day Responsibilities will include: 

• Conducting Logistic Support Analysis
• Develop Integrated Supply Support solutions
• Liaising with Inventory Management
• Produce and review Technical Documentation
• Development of Maintenance Planning
• Identification of Support and Test Equipment
• Identify suitable Packaging Handling Storage and Transportation
• Conduct and manage Disposal
• Management of Obsolescence

To fit the minimum criteria to apply, applicants must possess the following attributes:

• Basic knowledge of STEM principles via a Degree or operational experience in relevant Science or Engineering related discipline or industry, including HM Forces.

• Be a driven individual who wishes to make a positive impact and a desire to see successful outcomes
• Strong communication and interpersonal functional skills
• Taking ownership of problems whilst working diligently towards resolution
• Proactive worker with capability of operating with minimal supervision
• Be a good communicator, both written and oral, and able to liaise at all levels with customers and stakeholders
• Eligible and willing to undertake security clearance

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on a 35 hour working week, with bonus opportunities
• Gain an entry point into a market leading aerospace, defence and security organisation and the opportunity to secure a high profile Supportability Engineer role
• A sophisticated training programme comprised of bespoke, instructor led training to develop skills in a rapidly developing field in Engineering

Other benefits include

• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and Dental cover
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays
• Maternity Pay/Shared Parental leave and paternity leave
• Sick pay

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must already possess or be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role, as a minimum

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).

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.

Application Guidance
This role is only open to candidates that do not currently work for Babcock International.

Closing date: 22/04/2026