Senior Strategic Systems Engineer

Job Title:              Senior Strategic Systems Engineer
Location:              Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Plymouth, Devon, Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    £51,941 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF61978

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 Strategic Systems Engineer at our Babcock Technology Centre, Devonport Royal Dockyard or HMNB Clyde site.

The role
As a Senior Strategic Systems Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join a dynamic, diverse team with a variety of skillsets that significantly influence our outputs. You'll work with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on strategic systems for in-service submarines, offering a unique opportunity to drive and influence impactful changes within the business. 

Day-to-day, you’ll work within the Submarine Support Engineering (SSE) Directorate, in a dynamic and diverse team, ensuring continuous support for our in-service fleet. You'll maintain and enhance submarine operational readiness, collaborate with various teams to tackle technical challenges, and implement strategic improvements.

• Develop Strategic Weapons Systems (SWS) engineering programs, policies, procedures, technologies, equipment, and operations.
• Support tasks from Trident Systems Project Team and Dreadnought Supply Support Teams.
• Collaborate with Babcock SWS Engineering Team and UK SWS partners.
• Act as a Babcock SWS expert, providing advice and facilitating information exchanges.

Please note that this position involves travel/working to each site (Bristol/Plymouth/Faslane) once a month.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Strategic Systems Engineer#

• Extensive knowledge of Strategic Weapons Systems engineering test and commissioning programs at a supervisory level.
• Experience with Trident Systems.
• Proven track record in supporting and developing SWS engineering programs, policies, procedures, technologies, equipment, and operations.
• Strong communication and customer-facing stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications for the Senior Strategic Systems Engineer

• Foundation degree/BTEC (HNC/HND) in Electronic/Mechanical Engineering.
• Membership or application for membership in a professional engineering body (IET, IMechE), or willingness to pursue this for continuous professional development.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 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
• 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: 13/03/2025

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