Naval Architect, Plymouth

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Location: Bristol, Plymouth, or Rosyth + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

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 Naval Architect at our Bristol, Plymouth, or Rosyth sites.

Babcock is rapidly establishing itself as an international Naval ship designer and builder. We have built on the success of the UK MOD Type-31 Frigate and have secured contracts for frigate export variants (AH) with overseas customers. As well as supporting exports of frigates, the engineering team is actively working on other ship newbuild and life extension programs around the world, from small fast attack craft all the way up to aircraft carriers.

We are looking to significantly expand our engineering and ship design teams in order to exploit these opportunities and so if you are interested in taking your career in an exciting new direction then consider Babcock for your next move.

As a Naval Architect, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Your role will support the complex shipbuilding programme, developing designs solutions through the entire life cycle of a platform.

Day-to-day, you’ll be supporting the delivery of technical solutions, from concept design studies, new build bid submissions to final vessel acceptance. You will also support the development of graduate and Assistance engineers.

• You will work within design teams throughout the design lifecycle helping to ensure functionality of design.
• You will develop design solutions as well as produce substantiation reports for tasks undertaken including stability assessment, concept designs etc, under the guidance of Senior and Principal naval architects.
• In addition, you will belong to the wider engineering capability group and will have the opportunity to support other projects in different roles within your discipline with a focus on longer term career development.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2/3 days in the office/onsite and 2/3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Naval Architect

• Experience in the naval/marine industry
• Awareness of using a variety of naval architecture packages e.g., Paramarine, NAPA, Foran, Aveve, Ansys etc, and design packages e.g., ship stability, 2D & 3D CAD.

Qualifications for the Naval Architect

• Either Degree qualified or HND/HNC level qualification in an Engineering discipline with design experience in the marine or defence industry.
• You will be a member of a relevant institution (e.g., RINA, IET, IMechE, IMarEst etc.) and either hold Chartered engineer status or working towards Chartered engineering status.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be 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. 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK.

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 the majority of 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.
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer.

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