Assistant Calibration Engineer

Job Title:                     Assistant Calibration Engineer

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon

Compensation:           £39,607 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF71820

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Calibration Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Assistant Calibration Engineer, you’ll be central to delivering the accuracy, precision and reliability that underpin Babcock’s work across defence, engineering and fleet support.

Day-to-day, you’ll work with a broad mix of instruments, apply high‑accuracy measurement practices and support the ongoing development of calibration methods and documentation. It’s a fantastic opportunity to grow your expertise in a specialist field while contributing to the safety and performance of assets vital to national defence.

• Calibration, of a broad range of General-Purpose Test and Measurement Equipment. This includes items ranging from 3 phase Switch Board instrumentation, EHT measurement up to 50kV, through to specialist RF and µWave test equipment.  For which Calibration Certificates and or Reports for work undertaken, are produced.
• Undertake electrical safety test and inspection such as Portable Appliance Testing, of Client owned and Calibration Facility Test Measurement and Supporting Equipment.
• You will also be expected to develop your competency within the role to aspire to become a Calibration engineer, with a view to becoming a recognised signatory in the field of either DC/LF or RF & µWave measurement, as required to maintain ongoing UKAS accreditation.
• Prepare accurate calibration certificates and reports for completed work.
• Support and demonstrate facility compliance with BS EN ISO 17025 and BS EN 10012 standards.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Assistant Calibration Engineer

• Strong background in high‑accuracy measurement within a quality‑driven environment.
• Knowledge of BS EN ISO 17025 requirements and UKAS accreditation processes.
• Skilled in developing and maintaining calibration procedures, documentation and uncertainty budgets.
• Excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills, customer‑focused approach, and high proficiency with IT systems and digital workflows.

Qualifications for the Assistant Calibration Engineer

•  NVQ3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline; an apprenticeship is preferred

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 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: 09/03/2026

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