Senior Communications Engineer in Bristol

Shape the Future of Defence Communications. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Communications Engineer at Hawthorn, near Corsham, Wiltshire. This can also be based at our Plymouth and Bristol sites.

The Role

As a Senior Communications Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of delivering cutting‑edge military satellite communication solutions for maritime platforms. This is your chance to work on the UK MOD’s modernised satellite network, supporting national security and global defence operations. Your expertise will help ensure mission‑critical systems remain secure, reliable, and future‑ready - making a real difference to the safety of our armed forces and the resilience of our nation.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Testing and commissioning new equipment and services to meet UK security standards.
• Managing obsolescence and ensuring compliance with evolving security requirements.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver seamless communication solutions.
• Installing and configuring IP networks and RF equipment on surface and sub‑surface maritime platforms.
• Responding to network incidents and providing third‑line support for maritime customers.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home depending on business requirements. The candidate for this role can be based from Corsham, Bristol or Plymouth.

Essential experience of the Senior Communications Engineer:

• Background in telecommunications or satellite communications.
• Familiarity with systems engineering lifecycle and serial communication services.
• Installation of network and RF equipment on maritime platforms.
• Delivery of MILSATCOM solutions to maritime environments.
• Strong knowledge of IP network architectures.

Qualifications for the Senior Communications Engineer:

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Cisco Professional (CCNA) certification preferred, or demonstrable experience at this level.

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. You may potentially be required to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance in the future. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles 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 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.

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.

Closing Date: 27/03/26