Senior Supportability Engineer

Senior Supportability Engineer

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, Bristol, Leicester - hybrid working arrangements with 3 days on site / 2 days working from home.

Role type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 69794

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 strategically important, customer-facing role collaborates 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 accelerate your career development in defence and engineering.

Key responsibilities

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

• 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

• 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 positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, or residency held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ().

What we offer

• 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 - allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave. Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' - enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a 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.

Disability confident employer

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 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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