Principal Submarine Systems Engineer
// Role Summary
Lead critical submarine systems engineering for the UK's advanced Royal Navy submarines, ensuring operational capability and safety through deep maintenance and technical oversight.
// Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical oversight for Platform Systems on behalf of the Chief Engineer.
- Act as a key interface with Design and Technical Authorities, holding full technical delegations.
- Ensure design intent is maintained from work package creation through to acceptance.
- Collaborate with project teams and MOD stakeholders on long-term engineering solutions.
- Assess engineering change, address technical issues, and support continuous improvement.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Join Babcock as a Principal Submarine Systems Engineer and play a crucial role in safeguarding the operational capability of the UK’s most advanced Royal Navy submarines. This position offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally and build specialist expertise in a high-impact engineering environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Act on behalf of the Chief Engineer, providing technical oversight and guidance across Platform Systems.
- Hold full technical delegations and serve as a key interface with Design and Technical Authorities.
- Understand and uphold design intent from work package creation through execution, testing, and acceptance.
- Work closely with internal project teams and external MOD stakeholders, contributing to long-term engineering solutions.
- Participate in working groups to assess engineering change, address technical issues, and support continuous improvement.
Role Details
This is a full-time, permanent role, working 35 hours per week. The position is based at either HMNB Clyde Faslane or Devonport Royal Dockyard. Flexibility is required, with onsite attendance ranging from a minimum of three days per week up to full-time, in line with business requirements.
Essential Experience
- Demonstrable experience in submarine engineering.
- Strong awareness of system engineering within mechanical or electrical engineering disciplines.
- Practical experience conducting technical audits and navigating associated processes.
- Strong communication skills, with experience engaging a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience identifying, managing, and prioritising technical risks and associated mitigations.
Qualifications
- Engineering degree or equivalent relevant experience.
- Chartered Engineer status, or close to achieving it.
- Additional technical qualifications or professional development related to naval, marine, systems, or mechanical/electrical engineering are desirable.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National and able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations.
- Employee share scheme.
- Employee shopping savings portal.
- Payment of Professional Fees.
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
- Holiday Trading option.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering.
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package, including an employee assistance programme.