About the role

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer designing and optimising marine auxiliary systems for naval shipbuilding projects at Babcock. Contributing to national security and the future of naval engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support the design, analysis, and substantiation of marine auxiliary systems
  • Ensure compliance with naval standards, classification society rules, and defence-specific requirements
  • Produce and review engineering outputs, including P&IDs, schematics, and equipment specifications
  • Conduct hazard assessments and FMEAs
  • Provide engineering support during production and commissioning, resolving non-compliances and integration issues

Requirements

  • Proven experience in naval or marine engineering projects, with strong knowledge of auxiliary systems design and integration
  • Ability to deliver engineering solutions to time, cost, and quality standards
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using engineering tools (e.g., CAD, FlowMASTER, FluidFlow).
  • Degree in Marine, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline (Master’s desirable)
  • Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership with a relevant professional institution (e.g., RINA, IMechE, IMarEst, IET)
  • Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
  • ‘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.

Job title

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£51,941 - £63,443 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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