Job Title: Mechanical Engineering Designer
Location: Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £40,098.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66217
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 Mechanical Engineering Designer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre site.
The role
As a Mechanical Engineering Designer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Working in a dynamic role across a range of projects within Submarine Support Engineering (SSE), you’ll make a direct and visible impact on the UK’s defence capability, helping to keep the Royal Navy operational, resilient, and mission-ready.
Day-to-day, you’ll be delivering high-quality engineering design outputs primarily within the Waterfront and Design Team, supporting key defence and marine engineering projects.
- Plan and produce design drawings and technical documentation to support engineering design projects.
- Develop design, safety, and implementation documentation for engineering solutions, ensuring delivery to required standards and deadlines.
- Provide guidance on selecting appropriate engineering methods, tools, and technologies for assigned tasks.
- Participate in design reviews to ensure alignment with design intent throughout the project lifecycle.
- Conduct platform validation surveys on board submarines to verify and maintain design integrity.
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 of the Mechanical Engineering Designer
- Proven experience in a mechanical engineering environment
- Skilled in 2D and 3D CAD design, with the ability to produce and interpret technical drawings
- Strong understanding of mechanical installation and manufacturing requirements
- Competent in engineering drawing review and quality assurance
- Familiarity with welding processes and Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) techniques
Qualifications for the Mechanical Engineering Designer
- Minimum ONC/HNC or Foundation Degree in a relevant engineering discipline, with proven knowledge of design deliverables and demonstrable experience in leading technical teams.
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. 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 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.
Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.
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: 11/09/2025
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