Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Job Title: Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Tewkesbury, UK – Onsite
Compensation: Competitive with benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 49824
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 Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer at our Tewkesbury site.
The role
As a Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Working within a skilled team, you will work on projects like no other within our Mission Systems division, who enable the collection, management & dissemination of intelligence. And support our customer by delivering Electronic Warfare solutions as well as enabling command and control through provision of solutions.
Day to day, you’ll work on a variety of projects under the Engineering Services agreement.
- You’ll provide professional and flexible technical solutions to the ongoing operation and maintenance of extant services and equipment.
- You will also provide M&E designs for the provision of new, or modification of existing, designs, equipment, and facilities.
- Ensure all projects are delivered within budget and in accordance with applicable performance targets.
Essential experience of the Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer,
- Proven experience in previous roles delivering M&E design solutions.
- Financial awareness for effective control of budgets.
- It would be desirable Working knowledge of the Code of Practice for the In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (4th Edition).
- Proficient with core Microsoft Office365 applications (Word / Excel)
- Experience in technical document production and configuration control.
- Computer Aided Design qualification Seimens NX12/teamcentre and AutoCAD
- Desirable to have experience of C&G 2394 & 5
Due to the nature of the role, this role will be onsite from our Ashchurch site and offers full time work at 37 hours per week.
Qualifications for the Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer,
- Minimum HND/HNC qualified in an engineering discipline with extensive experience in the relevant field will be considered.
- Ideally, you will be a member of a relevant professional body, or you will have significant demonstrable engineering experience and capable of registration with the Engineering Council at CEng or IEng level.
The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC / DV security clearance level for this role.
Our Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, 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
For the full extensive Benefits package please visit our Careers pages
Babcock International
For over 130 years Babcock International have 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.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Architectural & Engineering Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer roles across Babcock International's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Architectural & Engineering Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £31,269 - £44,537 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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