Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Weapons Systems

About the job

Job Title: Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Weapons Systems
Location: Plymouth
Compensation: £35,966
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF50651

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Weapons Systems at our Devonport site.

The role
As an Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Weapons Systems, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Working within your role, carry out testing and fault diagnosing, setting to work and presenting trails for both the ships and submarines weapons systems. This is a multi-disciplined team and will give you a wide exposure and give you the opportunity to develop and grow your skills within both electrical and mechanical engineering.

Day to day, you'll support both the ships and submarines platforms with the refit, support and fault finding and rectification of defects. You will also look to provide subject matter expertise to both internal and external stakeholders.

* Installing, setting to work, carrying out defect rectification and trials for weapons systems on RN Surface Ships and Submarines.
* Liaising with Ship Co-ordinators, Maritime Capability Trials Authority, Production staff, and Class Output Management when required on aspects of Weapons systems commissioning.
* Managing and attending operational defects for surface ship and submarines in fleet time.
* Ensure good health and safety standards are maintained within the team and others effected by work activities.

Essential experience of the Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Weapons Systems
* An understanding and working knowledge of Electrical installation, commissioning and defect rectification on electrical equipment / systems.
* Experience of setting to work and fault finding - desirable
* Some knowledge or marine or ships installation would be beneficial but not essential
* Understanding of MS Office Packages

This role is based Onsite at Devonport Royal Dockyard. Agile working when required.

Qualifications for the Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Weapons Systems
* ONC or equivalent experience in an Electrical Engineering or similar discipline.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance level for this role. This role may be ITAR implicated.

Our Benefits
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* 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

For the full extensive Benefits package please visit our Careers pages.

Babcock International
For over 130 years Babcock International 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.
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: 19/05/2023