Job Description

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68652

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Systems Engineer at one of our sites.

The role

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in modernising and sustaining the UK’s Defence systems which will include, Communications, Networks and Electronic Warfare. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of defence, aerospace and engineering, where your expertise will directly support national security, global stability, and the protection of those who serve.

You’ll work as part of our Mission Systems business, collaborating with talented engineers across design, integration, testing and through-life engineering. Every day, you’ll solve complex problems, shape cutting‑edge solutions and contribute to a programme that will elevate your career, expand your systems engineering mastery and accelerate your professional growth.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Demonstrating Whole Lifecycle Systems engineering knowledge and experience through best placed Systems Engineering practice including systems thinking to develop solutions tailored to meet requirements.
• Requirements development from system through to subsystem which will include being able to complete requirement analysis and traceability providing the golden thread for the relevant work package. Managing interfaces and trade-offs between systems, sub systems, functions and requirements.
• Preparation Test and Integration specifications which will include the formal verification planning, execution, and results capture. The management of test baselines including the planning and execution of Integration and Test schedules System qualification and acceptance testin
• Lead and support Design review artefact development and customer presentations

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home. Travel to Babcock and customer sites including Corsham, Oakhanger, Plymouth and Bristol will be expected.

Essential experience of the Senior Systems Engineer

• Proven experience in Holistic Life Cycle Management with balanced competencies across the Systems Engineering Discipline.
• A good understanding of cross domain and cross boundary requirements and interface.
• Systems architecture and experience in leading small team and projects.
• Practitioner in Determining and Managing Stakeholder Requirements, Life Cycle Tailoring, Verification, Validation and Transition to Operation.
• Conversant with accreditation standards for bringing into service telecommunications systems including bespoke and COTS software applications.

Qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering
• HNC/HND with equivalent, relevant experience is valued and welcomed.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Must be a Sole UK National.

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 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 – buy additional leave or sell up to one working week
• Be Kind Day – one paid volunteering day each year
• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
• A dynamic, collaborative working environment

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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.

Closing date: 09/04/2026

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