Satellite Communications Engineer

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 Satellite Remote Terminal Engineer at our Oakhanger, Hampshire site.

The Role

As a Satellite Communications Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Babcock have been awarded the contract to manage the infrastructure for the UK MOD satellite network, Skynet. Day-to-day, you’ll undertake preventative and corrective maintenance on satellite communication terminals. This will involve maintaining the equipment to agreed levels of availability. The maintenance work covers:

• RF Equipment Testing and Repair
• Electrical Safety Inspection and Test
• Generator Servicing and Test
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment
• General Equipment Repair

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out maintenance and repairs on satellite ground equipment
• Diagnose and fix faults across electrical, mechanical, RF, and software systems
• Perform regular inspections (e.g. electrical safety, generators, lifting equipment)
• Keep records of work done and report recurring issues
• Build good relationships with customers and represent the business professionally

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Oakhanger, Hampshire.

Essential Experience:

• An experienced, hands‑on engineer who can work across multiple technical areas (electrical, communications, systems) and enjoys problem‑solving in an operational environment
• Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills and stakeholder management experience
• IT Literate, MS Word, Excel, Access
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and interpret the system under fault conditions

Qualifications:

• Level 3 Engineering qualification in Electrical or Communications Engineering or equivalent

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. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

What we offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading 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

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.