Electrical Design Engineer

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Your Role

Applies Engineering concepts and theories to undertake, with guidance/supervision, the development of designs, calculations and technical solutions for Babcock products and services across the Engineering Product Lifecycle.

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Job Title: Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF72914

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 Electrical Design Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you’ll provide professional technical support across Devonport’s complex electrical systems and infrastructure. Sitting within the Technical Authority, your work will help maintain design intent, assure safety, and support the reliable operation of existing and future facilities in a highly regulated environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll apply your electrical engineering expertise to real‑world challenges, influence safe decision‑making, and contribute to long‑term asset health, life‑extension and capability improvement programmes. Alongside this, Babcock offers structured development, mentoring and progression opportunities to help you build a rewarding and sustainable engineering career.

• Providing technical advice and assurance on existing electrical building services systems
• Maintaining design configuration, drawings and technical documentation
• Reviewing technical queries, concessions and defect reports to support safe operation
• Undertaking surveys and assessments, including asset condition and obsolescence studies
• Supporting new and modified designs, contributing to upgrades and life‑extension activities

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Electrical Design Engineer

• Strong understanding of electrical engineering principles and systems
• Proficient knowledge of IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671
• Experience producing and interpreting electrical engineering drawings
• Technical experience in electrical building services
• Ability to apply engineering judgement in a regulated environment

Qualifications for the Electrical Design Engineer

• HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
• Candidates not yet meeting all requirements are encouraged to apply; where appropriate, a structured development pathway may be offered, with appointment at trainee level and clear progression opportunities

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 (www.gov.uk).

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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — 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: 07/05/2026

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