Project Engineer in Bristol

The role involves being a hands-on, practical engineer passionate about developing innovative solutions to complex Integrated Product Support (IPS) challenges. You will be the crucial link between engineering design and operational support, ensuring that systems within the remit of TLES (Through Life Equipment Support) are maintained, reliable, and cost-efficient throughout their lifecycle.

Day-to-day, you’ll capture and analyse system requirements and performance data to drive maintenance, repair, and overhaul strategies. You’ll also:

• Determine, develop, and deliver project IPS strategies, plans, and reports in conjunction with service and project deliverables.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and supply chain teams to provide product and system supportability reporting and assurance.
• Evaluate lifecycle costs and recommend solutions that enhance system reliability while minimizing downtime.
• Develop detailed maintenance plans, technical manuals, and training programs that ensure our processes and products meet national, Babcock, and MOD standards.
• Support engineering in producing Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD), and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) information.

This position involves travel across a range of internal and customer sites as a requirement of the role.

Essential experience:

• Experience contributing to bid responses, understanding customer requirements, estimating costs, and providing bid content such as ILS/IPS plans and working to ASD/AIA SX000i.
• Experience in the service support of low-volume, high-value products and systems in a highly regulated environment.
• Knowledge and experience of through-life support standards.
• Experience working with customers in a matrix-managed team.
• Good knowledge of MOD support frameworks and experience applying them as a supplier.

Qualifications:

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. However, a degree or HND/HNC qualified in electrical or mechanical engineering or relevant experience in the defence industry is desirable.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many roles within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

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 shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement (open February through March annually).
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to volunteer with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Flexible working arrangements available – discuss alternatives at interview.

Equal Opportunity:

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’.