Systems Engineer - Maritime Communication Systems (59814)

Job Title:            Systems Engineer – Maritime Communications Systems

Location:            Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements 

Compensation:   Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:          Full time / Permanent 

Role ID:              SF59814

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 Systems Engineer – Maritime Communications Systems at our Devonport site.

The role

As a Systems Engineer – Maritime Communications Systems you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We are a leading design consultancy providing naval architecture, marine system engineering, electrical engineering, design modelling and project support services to the marine and defence markets. 

Day-to-day, you’ll manage and take ownership of all systems engineering activities integral to these projects.

• Manage the change process of systems undertaking technical refresh or capability upgrade and overseeing all specialist engineering activities including Requirements, Design, Build & Code, Safety, Integration, Verification, Transition & Validation (IVTV) and Information Assurance.


• Own all Systems Engineering artifacts for assigned work packages including development of engineering plans and oversight of equipment obsolescence and configuration control


• Produce technical reports and documentation as well as review and update project technical documentation, whilst ensuring appropriate Babcock engineering assurance process is applied to all technical tasks associated with the projects.


• Support to project stakeholder working groups providing project specific systems technical advice to MOD Authorities


• Provide support to bids and proposals for new business development.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements. This position involves infrequent travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Experience of the Systems Engineer – Maritime Communications Systems 

• Demonstrable systems engineering experience across the systems engineering lifecycle V-Model or equivalent from initial concepts to disposal


• Experience and understanding of systems engineering communication systems including VHF, HF, UHF - Desirable


• Knowledge of UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) practices and ways of working - Desirable

Qualifications for the Systems Engineer – Maritime Communications Systems 

• HNC/HND or Degree in engineering or demonstrable experience in Systems Engineering positions

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. You will need to be eligible for Developed Vetting (DV) as this may be required.

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 up to 8% of salary, with life assurance


• 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


• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met


• Flexible locations


• Opportunities to travel within the UK


• Potential to travel internationally


• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer


• A relocation package for those outside of the region

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.

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