Babcock International Group

Electrical Controls and Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Plymouth • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £43,935 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • As an Electrical Controls and Mechanical Engineer, your expertise will directly contribute to national security and public safety, while advancing your career in a dynamic engineering environment.
  • You’ll be at the forefront of designing and configuring mechanical handling systems that support some of the UK’s most critical defence infrastructure.
  • You’ll provide technical authority and design consultancy for cranes, lifting equipment, and other mechanical handling assets across our Devonport site.
  • Designing and configuring mechanical handling assets across the site.
  • Maintaining configuration of technical drawings and documentation.
  • Specifying replacement equipment and supporting permanent modifications.
  • Responding to technical queries and supporting fault diagnosis.
  • Preparing asset health reports and scopes of work for projects.

Requirements

  • Background in automation or electrical control systems.
  • Proven experience in the design and substantiation of electrical or mechanical systems.
  • Strong understanding of engineering regulations, legislation, and standards.
  • Proficiency in performing calculations and interpreting engineering drawings.
  • Familiarity with conventional safety systems.
  • Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent extensive proven experience.
  • Chartered status or working towards it is advantageous.
  • The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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.
  • ‘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.

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Hard skills
electrical control systemsmechanical systems designtechnical drawing interpretationengineering calculationsmechanical handling systemsfault diagnosisasset health reportingdesign consultancyconfiguration managementsafety systems
Certifications
degree in Mechanical Engineeringdegree in Electrical EngineeringChartered statusNaval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance