Senior Calibration Engineer

Job Title:                     Senior Calibration Engineer

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon

Compensation:           £43,935 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF68331

Precision Meets Purpose – Shape the Future of Engineering Excellence

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 Senior Calibration Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Senior Calibration Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our Mechanical Calibration team, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of Inspection, Measuring, and Test Equipment (IMTE) used across our operations and Ministry of Defence (MOD) assets. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead technical excellence in a UKAS-accredited environment, where your expertise will directly impact national safety and engineering standards.

Day-to-day, you’ll develop cutting-edge measurement methods, mentor calibration professionals, and drive continuous improvement across our metrology disciplines. This role offers a dynamic blend of hands-on engineering, leadership, and strategic influence—perfect for someone passionate about precision and progress. 

• Leading and mentoring calibration staff to uphold technical standards.
• Developing and refining measurement procedures and uncertainty budgets.
• Authorising calibration certificates and technical documentation.
• Investigating complex measurement issues to enhance accuracy.
• Driving improvement initiatives and managing capital expenditure projects.

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

Essential experience of the Senior Calibration Engineer

• Exceptional attention to detail with a structured, methodical approach and commitment to quality and safety.
• Proven track record of delivering consistent results with professionalism, integrity, and leadership.
• Strong problem-solving, mentoring, and team-leading capabilities in technical environments.
• Experience in Metrology is desirable, with a solid engineering or scientific background.
• Passion for continuous learning and driving best practices in regulated industries.

Qualifications for the Senior Calibration Engineer

• Level 5 qualification or equivalent professional status in engineering.
• Alternatively, Level 4 qualification with significant relevant experience.

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
• 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. 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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.

Closing date: 28/10/2025

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