Principal Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Babcock is recruiting a Principal Mechanical Engineer for its Major Infrastructure Projects team at the Devonport Royal Dockyard site in Plymouth. The role delivers complex new-build and upgrade programmes that support ship and submarine sustainment operations, ensuring critical mechanical systems are designed, reviewed and accepted into service. It is full time, 35 hours per week, with hybrid working, and pays between £57,300 and £71,600 depending on experience.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across major infrastructure projects, ensuring mechanical solutions are safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Review mechanical engineering designs for compliance with engineering standards and project requirements.
• Give subject-matter expert guidance and technical support across complex infrastructure programmes.
• Support the integration of mechanical solutions with wider multidisciplinary design packages.
• Ensure safety case requirements are substantiated through robust engineering design and documentation.
• Advise on design changes, defect resolution and quality management throughout project delivery.

Required profile

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Extensive experience in mechanical engineering within a marine, highly regulated or high-hazard environment.
• Experience supporting the design, verification or acceptance of complex engineering systems.
• Knowledge of substantiating high-integrity systems and compliance against defined requirements.
• Experience in regulated industries where safety and quality are critical.
• Understanding of engineering change management in a nuclear-regulated environment.
• Sole UK National able to obtain and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance; the role is subject to national security clearance and trade control restrictions.

Desirable qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status and registration with the Engineering Council.
• Nuclear Introductory Course qualification or equivalent nuclear industry knowledge.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance and matched contribution pension with life assurance.
• Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee share scheme and shopping savings portal.
• Payment of professional fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days of special paid leave.
• Holiday trading and a Be Kind Day of paid leave for volunteering.
• Development opportunities and an employee assistance programme.