Senior Digital Commissioning Engineer

Job Title:                     Senior Digital Commissioning Engineer

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon

Compensation:           £44,600 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF74834

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 Digital Commissioning Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Senior Digital Commissioning Engineer, you’ll lead the innovation, development and delivery of digital commissioning solutions that support submarine commissioning activities. Working at the forefront of digital transformation, you'll be responsible for digital products, software upgrades, security, data management and emerging technologies that enhance operational effectiveness across critical defence programmes.

Day-to-day, you’ll have a unique opportunity to combine engineering, digital technology and project leadership in a role that delivers real-world impact. You'll work with specialist teams across commissioning, engineering and configuration management, helping to introduce innovative solutions while developing your own expertise in advanced digital technologies and defence engineering.

• Leading the development and delivery of digital commissioning solutions across multiple submarine projects.
• Researching and implementing innovative technologies, software, hardware and digital processes.
• Collaborating with platform configuration owners to provide digital twin information and data solutions.
• Providing technical guidance, planning support and assurance to commissioning teams.
• Analysing performance and quality data to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.

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

Essential experience of the Senior Digital Commissioning Engineer

• Demonstrable experience working with digital systems, software solutions and data migration frameworks.
• Knowledge of personal electronic device requirements, including tablets, cameras and test equipment within secure operational environments.
• Experience using data visualisation and reporting tools.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex digital work packages across several projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively and manage workload within a demanding environment.

Qualifications for the Senior Digital Commissioning Engineer

Essential

• NVQ Level 4 or equivalent qualification in an electronic or engineering discipline.
• HND or OND supported by relevant extensive experience.

Desirable

• Experience or further qualifications relating to digital engineering, software systems or data management would be advantageous.

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 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 29,000 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: 18/11/2026

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