Babcock
Babcock is a leading provider of critical, complex engineering services which support national defence, save lives and protect communities. Job Title: Chief Engineer - Electronic Warfare Location: Bristol, Ashton Vale + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF61292 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 Chief Engineer – Land Electronic Warfare at our Bristol, Ashton Vale site. The role As Chief Engineer in Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll ensure our solutions, designs, and bids are technically sound, safe, and compliant, providing the leadership and oversight needed to deliver excellence across the business. You’ll work on exciting opportunities, from delivering innovative Electronic Warfare systems to key customers to supporting critical technology refreshes that keep these systems at the forefront of capability, your work will be vital in driving cutting-edge advancements. It’s an exciting time to join us, with plenty of opportunities on the horizon. Day-to-day, you’ll provide technical leadership and independent oversight to the Land CEMA and Tactical Communications engineering teams, ensuring that bespoke engineering solutions meet customer requirements. Acting as the Independent Technical Authority, you’ll oversee the governance of technical output, ensuring compliance through design reviews and independent deliverable assessments. You’ll also: Represent Babcock in external meetings, supporting bids and business development activities. Ensure technical risks and issues are effectively managed and mitigated. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home. Essential experience of the Chief Engineer – Land Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications: Proven experience as a technical leader delivering projects within the Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications domain, ideally from requirements capture to delivery. In-depth knowledge and experience with Communications and Electronic Warfare systems. Demonstrated ability to oversee technical work, including approving designs and managing new design developments. Qualifications for the Chief Engineer – Land Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications: A formal engineering qualification (e.g., HND, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree) with chartership from an engineering institution being highly desirable. Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be UK Sole National and able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. 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 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 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 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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Babcock is a leading provider of critical, complex engineering services which support national defence, save lives and protect communities. Job Title: Chief Engineer - Electronic Warfare Location: Bristol, Ashton Vale + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF61292 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 Chief Engineer – Land Electronic Warfare at our Bristol, Ashton Vale site. The role As Chief Engineer in Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll ensure our solutions, designs, and bids are technically sound, safe, and compliant, providing the leadership and oversight needed to deliver excellence across the business. You’ll work on exciting opportunities, from delivering innovative Electronic Warfare systems to key customers to supporting critical technology refreshes that keep these systems at the forefront of capability, your work will be vital in driving cutting-edge advancements. It’s an exciting time to join us, with plenty of opportunities on the horizon. Day-to-day, you’ll provide technical leadership and independent oversight to the Land CEMA and Tactical Communications engineering teams, ensuring that bespoke engineering solutions meet customer requirements. Acting as the Independent Technical Authority, you’ll oversee the governance of technical output, ensuring compliance through design reviews and independent deliverable assessments. You’ll also: Represent Babcock in external meetings, supporting bids and business development activities. Ensure technical risks and issues are effectively managed and mitigated. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home. Essential experience of the Chief Engineer – Land Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications: Proven experience as a technical leader delivering projects within the Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications domain, ideally from requirements capture to delivery. In-depth knowledge and experience with Communications and Electronic Warfare systems. Demonstrated ability to oversee technical work, including approving designs and managing new design developments. Qualifications for the Chief Engineer – Land Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications: A formal engineering qualification (e.g., HND, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree) with chartership from an engineering institution being highly desirable. Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be UK Sole National and able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. 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 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 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 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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Industry:
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Specialties:
Support Services, Engineering, Project Management, and Asset Management
Employees:
10,001+
Annual Revenue:
£2.40B
Founded:
1891
Address:
33 Wigmore Street, London, GB, W1U 1QX
Babcock is an international defence company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets. Our Purpose, to create a safe and secure world, together, defines our strategy. We support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets through a range of product and service solutions. We meet our customers’ requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility. These projects take all different kinds of professionals, from chartered engineers and project managers, to naval architects, data analysts and everything in between. To bring through the next generation of engineering and business experts, we offer apprenticeships and roles for students, graduates and fully-qualified professionals. There’s never been a better time to join us. Whether you’re looking for a new business management project or engineering role, join Babcock and grow with us. Babcock is a Disability Confident, Committed Employer
