Electrical Design Engineer in Bristol

Your Role applies engineering concepts and theories to deliver the development designs, calculations and technical solutions across a range of applications for Babcock products and services across the Engineering Product Lifecycle. An experienced Engineer, directly accountable for designs, calculations and technical solutions. Able to work under own initiative to produce high quality outputs. Capable of managing others and/or delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience. Can apply a wider range of knowledge to complex situations. Provides mentoring to others.

The Role: As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will have a great opportunity to progress your career and build your skills in a supportive environment to become an Authorised Person. Operating and maintaining the Mission Systems Electrical systems and associated plant and equipment to ensure that LV supplies are available to ensure both business continuity and operational readiness across multiple operational sites. This is a full-time position supporting the Electrical infrastructure and associated plant and equipment, including LV systems.

Day-to-day, you'll carry out basic to intermediate Electrical Design work to support the team and customers' requirements for design and verification for Electrical installations across the sites:

• Basic to intermediate Electrical Design and contribute to customer projects for the provision of upgrades & new installations
• Implement Safe System of Work for any Infrastructure works on LV systems
• Hold and Maintain the Skilled Persons Register for all Electrical SQEP on site including contractors
• Design verification and Cable design
• Attend and contribute to design reviews
• Electrical reviews of Skilled Persons

Essential experience of the Electrical Design Engineer:

• Experience using Electrical Design software – (Trimble, SolidWorks, AutoCAD Electrical)
• Experience of working with Electrical Switchgear and distribution equipment
• Previous experience of operating or maintaining electrical plant and equipment
• Experience creating and working under safety permits

Qualifications for the Electrical Design Engineer:

• Time served apprenticeship and Level 3 Electrical Qualification
• City and Guilds 2391 Periodic Verification inspection & Testing (or equivalent)

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) 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:

• 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
• '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 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 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.

Closing Date: 25/02/2026