MBSE and Requirements Lead

Job Title:                     MBSE and Requirements Lead

Location:                     UK, Hybrid

Compensation:           Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF71734

Shape the future of digital engineering across global defence programmes

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as MBSE and Requirements Lead. This a global role and can be based at any of our main UK locations, near your nearest commutable town and county.

The role

As MBSE and Requirements Lead, you’ll be at the forefront of transforming how complex engineering systems are designed, connected and assured across Babcock’s worldwide programmes. This is a unique opportunity to establish model‑based systems engineering and digital requirements management as core enterprise capabilities that underpin our work in defence, aerospace, marine and secure infrastructure.

You’ll influence major engineering decisions, shape enterprise frameworks, and support programmes critical to national security. Your expertise will drive lifecycle traceability, strengthen safety and certification, and accelerate digital transformation across our global engineering community.

Day-to-day, you’ll define and govern how Model-Based Systems Engineering and digital Requirements management are applied across the global through-life engineering organisation.

• Embed model‑based systems engineering and digital requirements management across engineering programmes and functions.
• Act as a recognised subject matter expert in systems engineering, providing guidance, mentoring and capability development across the global engineering community.
• Apply structured, standards‑based approaches to modelling, requirements and digital lifecycle traceability.
• Abstract complex systems into clear models, frameworks and architectures that support engineering assurance, safety and certification.
• Collaborate with senior engineering, programme, digital and governance stakeholders to ensure MBSE practices align with enterprise strategy and industry best practice.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

Essential experience of the MBSE and Requirements Lead

• Extensive experience in systems engineering roles within complex engineering organisations.
• Demonstrable experience implementing model‑based systems engineering in live programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of SysML and modern requirements management practices.
• Experience integrating MBSE into digital thread or PLM architectures.

Qualifications for the MBSE and Requirements Lead

Essential:

• Degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering or a related discipline.

Desirable:

• INCOSE ASEP/CSEP (or equivalent systems engineering certification).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.  Must be British Nationals.

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 – buy or sell up to one week of annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid volunteering day each year
• Flexible working options
• A dynamic working environment with strong development pathways

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: 02/03/2026