Through Life Support Engineer

Job Title:              Through Life Support Engineer
Location:              Plymouth, UK – Hybrid – working from home options available
Compensation:    Competitive salary + benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF 48614

Make your skills count

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 Through Life Support Engineer at our Devonport site.
 
As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Mission Systems 

The Through Life Support Engineer role is based within our Mission Systems business area.

Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best-in-class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers’ needs.

The role

The difference our new Through Life Support Engineer will make

As a Through Life Support Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. For over 130 years, we have 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. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Day to day, you’ll assist the Through-life Support manager and system Project Managers by conducting detailed investigations into safety, operational and environmental issues, collating required evidence, with requisite summaries, conclusions and recommendations for support improvements and contractual KPI claims. You’ll produce reports to demonstrate performance delivery for Through-life Support activities and provide oversight and management of System obsolescence, Lifed Item, modifications and configuration management as required. You’ll also conduct a range of Supportability Analysis tasking (including FMECA, RCM and LORA) in order to identify and maintain maintenance tasks/instructions and identification of spare parts and tooling; and undertake codification, Documentation, UMMS Maintenance, S2022 & S2022A responsibilities as required by role.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise. 

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 2/3 days in the office/onsite and 2/3 days working from home. 

Essential experience

•    Qualified to HNC level or equivalent or studying towards, in an engineering discipline
•    Possess good computer literacy, with demonstrable working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to adopt and utilise specialist software as required
•    Desirable; Membership of appropriate professional body
•    The ability to achieve SC clearance

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

•    Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays 
•    Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave 
•    Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
•    Our Big Benefit Platform allows you to make your money go further, with discounts from over 850 retailers.
•    Employee Share Plan
•    Professional memberships, personal development training an opportunities
•    STEM ambassador training and volunteering opportunities
•    Working from home and flexible work patterns 
•    Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing 
•    Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
•    Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International 

For over 130 years, we have 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. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.
 
Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 07/04/2023

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