At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead design changes for next-gen Royal Navy warships from concept to installation.
- Company: Join Babcock, a leader in creating a safe and secure world.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, matched pension scheme, health support, and employee share scheme.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working, excellent career development, and a commitment to inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on national security while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Engineering degree and experience in complex design change processes required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £63,443 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
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 Design Change Engineer at our Devonport site.
The role involves supporting the Royal Navy’s next‑generation warships by leading the design change process from concept to installation.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to plan, mature, and deliver design changes for Royal Navy warships.
- Lead technical governance activities including requirement management, gate reviews, and design reviews.
- Capture and monitor technical requirements for each design change task.
- Conduct investigations and analysis to support problem resolution and design enhancements.
- Ensure supportability is embedded in all design changes, aligning with the Common Support Model (CSM) and Warship Technical Authority (WTA) responsibilities.
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:
- Skilled in end‑to‑end engineering design change processes for complex assets.
- Proficient in managing requirements, conducting design reviews, and verifying design change installations.
- Collaborative experience in delivering through‑life support for complex systems.
- Strong capability in producing high‑quality technical documentation and reports.
- Practical application of project management methodologies to technical programmes.
Qualifications:
- Hold an engineering or science qualification, preferably a bachelor's degree, with proven experience in the relevant technical discipline.
- Professionally registered Engineer (IEng or CEng) with a recognised institution (e.g. IET, IMechE), or actively working towards registration through CPD (Desirable).
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. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.
Benefits:
- 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 – 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.
Inclusion:
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: 12/09/2025
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At Babcock, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Plymouth that supports the Royal Navy's next-generation warships. With generous benefits, including a matched pension scheme, flexible hybrid working arrangements, and a strong commitment to employee development and wellbeing, we foster a culture of collaboration and inclusivity where every team member can thrive and contribute meaningfully to our mission.
