Reliability Engineer in Leicester

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria or Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Leicester, Leicestershire or Devon, Plymouth or Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £45,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Engineer reliability into the systems that protect the nation.

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 Reliability Engineer at one of our sites.

The role:

• As a Reliability Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the performance and long‑term supportability of complex engineering systems.
• You’ll work at the heart of Integrated Logistics Support, applying reliability, maintainability and availability principles to influence design decisions, reduce risk and maximise operational effectiveness.
• Day-to-day, you’ll build upon proven communication skills to convey complex technical details to a wide range of stakeholders developing domain knowledge to resolve problems and support the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Function.
• Producing reliability, maintainability and availability analysis to support complex systems and assets.
• Developing reliability and maintainability performance claims, arguments and supporting evidence in line with defined standards.
• Influencing engineering design through modelling and analysis to improve reliability, availability and ease of support.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across engineering, project and customer teams.
• Contributing to stakeholder programmes, working groups and continuous improvement activities.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Reliability Engineer:

• Proven engineering knowledge and experience within a complex or regulated environment.
• Ability to analyse complex engineering problems and present clear, accessible outputs.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders positively.
• A proactive approach, working autonomously with minimal supervision.
• Motivation to own and shape your long‑term career development.

Qualifications for the Reliability Engineer:

• A STEM qualification, or equivalent professional experience in lieu of formal education.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 is a benefit that allows UK Babcock 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.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock: We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 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.

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