Job Title:               Supportability Engineer
Location:               Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:     £43,935.00 + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF61550

 

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 Supportability Engineer at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

 

The role
As a Supportability Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll join a team working on one of the most complex support arrangements in operation in the UK today by ensuring that you know what is fitted to every Royal Navy submarine, where it is fitted, who supplies it and how it is fitted.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll provide support at the Waterfront and be responsible for design information management. Your key responsibilities will include:

 

Maintaining the configuration data and datum pack records for all items as fitted to Royal Navy submarines in accordance with a Configuration Management Plan Maintaining a record of the status of extant submarine technical documentation to ensure quality assurance is achieved and maintained. Ensuring all design change management documentation is managed and maintained correctly within the submarine definition database Working as part of a team as a subject matter expert across Babcock, the Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence (MoD) and industry partners

 

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 Supportability Engineer 

Experience in using engineering documentation (such as drawings and technical records) Understanding of change management and the control of project and engineering documentation Ability to work independently, challenge the status quo and make judgments based on incomplete information is essential Strong communication skills and ability to converse at all levels

 

Qualifications for the Supportability Engineer 

HNC/BTEC Level 4 qualified in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics discipline however we will consider applicants that can demonstrate relevant vocational experience if this isn’t held  Hold, or be willing to proactively work towards, professional recognition as an Incorporated Engineer with an appropriate Engineering Institution

 

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 the majority of 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.

 

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: 28/01/2025

 

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