Engineer in Plymouth

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria or Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Leicester, Leicestershire or Devon, Plymouth or Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £39,607.00 - £45,692.00 dependent upon experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Keep the UK’s most critical assets ready for the moments that matter most.

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineer at one of our sites.

The role:

• Delivering engineering tasks that ensure submariners and submarines go to sea safely.
• Conducting technical investigations across in‑service and future submarine platforms.
• Reviewing and approving technical documentation including calculations, analysis, drawings and reports.
• Evaluating technical issues and developing proposals, investigations or engineering solutions.
• Supporting or driving Integrated Logistic Support solutions and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience:

• Engineering experience, or a strong desire to start or grow a career in engineering.
• Demonstrable communication skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• The ability to influence outcomes and build positive working relationships.
• A proactive mindset with a drive to own and shape your professional development.

Qualifications:

• A recognised STEM qualification, or relevant experience in lieu of formal education.

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.

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.

Babcock is 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.

Closing date: 13/02/2026