Job Title: Quality Engineer – Certification
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Compensation: £29,237 - £46,064 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF64174
Create a Safer World with Babcock
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 Quality Engineer – Certification at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Quality Engineer – Certification, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of ensuring excellence in our marine projects. Your work will make a real difference - safeguarding quality standards that underpin national security and engineering innovation. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in defence and aerospace, working on projects that matter.
Day-to-day, you’ll be:
- Coordinating material and weld traceability across projects
- Reviewing and agreeing subcontractor certification
- Monitoring inspection and test status for materials, welding, machining, and subcontract activities
- Compiling, reviewing, and approving certification packages
- Ensuring compliance with standards and specifications
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Friday and is based on site at Rosyth.
Essential experience of the Quality Engineer – Certification
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Skilled in interpreting drawings, standards, and specifications
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to meet tight deadlines
Qualifications for the Quality Engineer – Certification
- SVQ / ONC in a relevant subject and at least five years in an engineering, technical, or trade role
- Quality Lead Auditor qualification (or willingness to work towards)
- Experience in fabrication certification (materials, welding & NDT) in a nuclear or similar environment
- IT proficiency with Microsoft Office and IFS systems
- TWI Engineering Document Review training (advantageous)
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 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: 26/11/2025