Senior Weapons Engineer

About the job

Job Title: Senior Engineer (Weapons Engineering)
Location: Devonport, Plymouth
Compensation: £46,589 + benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF50222

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 Engineer (Weapons Engineering) at our Devonport site.

The role
As a Senior Engineer (Weapons Engineering), you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary working within the Dynamic Support Business in the delivery of complex deep maintenance periods for the Royal Navy's T23 Frigates.

Day to day you'll be responsible for the delivery of the Type 23 Refit Support Group (RSG) Weapon Engineering output and will liaise with incoming and outgoing Weapon Engineer Officers as vessels come in and out of upkeep. You will be responsible for the status of WE equipment and documentation presented by RSG and the formal handover of such and for the competency and assurance of the RSG Weapon Engineering team.

Essential experience of the Senior Engineer (Weapons Engineering)
* You will be an experienced Engineer with a track record of successful project delivery and delivering change.
* An excellent communicator you will be comfortable with written and verbal communications with the ability to interact at all levels.
* You will have a good understanding of systems engineering and be proactive, agile and adaptable

This is a full-time role based onsite at Devonport.

Qualifications for the Senior Engineer (Weapons Engineering),
* HNC/HND qualified or equivalent in an engineering specialisation with significant demonstrable experience

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

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: 21/07/2023