
Mission Systems Engineer
Babcock International Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bristol • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £45,000 - £55,000 per year
About the role
- Supporting customer engagement to develop and agree clear and unambiguous system requirements.
- Generating and assessing sensor and weapon suite options for concept designs.
- Taking ownership of mission system compartments or systems through design stages.
- Supporting the specification, selection and management of external suppliers and services.
- Applying Mission Systems/Combat Systems Engineering principles within a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
- Experience integrating Combat, Communications, Navigation or Network Systems into marine platforms.
- Ability to work effectively within multi‑discipline teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Degree in an engineering discipline, or HND/HNC with extensive relevant experience.
- Membership of a relevant professional institution, with chartered status or a clear route to achieving it.
- Ability to achieve UK Security Check (SC) clearance.
- Ability to work with or on controlled goods, including ITAR‑controlled technologies.
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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Combat Systems EngineeringMission Systems EngineeringSystem Requirements DevelopmentSensor IntegrationWeapon Suite DesignMarine Platform IntegrationCommunications SystemsNavigation SystemsNetwork SystemsITAR-controlled Technologies
Soft Skills
Customer EngagementTeam CollaborationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationOwnershipProblem SolvingMultidisciplinary Teamwork
Certifications
Degree in EngineeringHNDHNCChartered StatusMembership of Professional InstitutionUK Security Check (SC) Clearance