Job Title:                      Senior Supportability Engineer

Location:                      Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Leicester, Leicestershire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:            £54,019.00 + Benefits

Role Type:                    Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF69794/2

Shape the Future of Defence Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Supportability Engineer at either our Devonport Royal Dockyard, Babcock Technology Centre or Leicester sites.

The role

As a Senior Supportability Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of delivering innovative Integrated Product Support (IPS) solutions for a new-build warship programme. This is a strategically important, customer-facing role where you’ll collaborate with highly skilled Engineers, Managers and Technicians to ensure future support programmes are won and delivered successfully. Your work will make a real difference to national security and will accelerate your career development in defence and engineering.

Day-to-day, you’ll carry out a varied key role, working in a fast paced environment where you’ll be a vital part in developing IPS solutions for a new build Warship programme.

• Conduct complex availability, reliability, maintainability and sustainability analysis and modelling.
• Lead delivery and provide inputs into ILS related activities.
• Liaise with customers and internal stakeholders to ensure programme success.
• Develop ILS data, artefacts and documentation for IPS solutions.
• Work closely with partners and supply chains to deliver IPS artefacts and deliverables.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Supportability Engineer

• Prior experience in marine mechanical or electrical engineering/support programmes.
• Proven leadership or management experience with strong stakeholder and customer relationship skills.
• Operated at Senior Engineer level with expertise in IPS, Supportability and Programme roles.
• In-depth knowledge of S-Series standards and proficiency in ARM modelling software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; customer-facing experience beneficial.

Qualifications for the Senior Supportability Engineer

• HNC or Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (or equivalent through qualifications and experience).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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 [email protected] 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: 13/02/2026

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