Electrical Design Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Designer

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £40,098 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66620

Shape the Future of Defence Engineering – Join Our Team as an Electrical Design Engineer

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Designer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre sites.

The role

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of projects that support the Royal Navy Submarine Fleet. You’ll produce technical drawings for electrical installations and upgrades to submarine combat systems, ensuring our vessels remain at the cutting edge of defence technology. This is a chance to make a real impact on national security while advancing your career in a dynamic, highly regulated engineering environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll apply your engineering modelling and design expertise to support the integration of electrical systems on submarines and surface ships. You’ll work across hardware and software requirements, ensuring compliance with defence standards and contributing to the operational readiness of the Royal Navy.

Create 2D and 3D drawings and models to support system integration across design phases

Conduct on-board surveys and validation exercises

Implement best practices in design and safety documentation

Support production and quality assurance of technical documentation to required standards

Grow your technical knowledge and continue professional development within a multi-disciplinary team

This role is full time, 35 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 Electrical Designer

Experience in a regulated electrical engineering environment

Knowledge of electrical systems installation and legislation

Proficiency in 2D and 3D AutoCAD software

Strong safety awareness and commitment to quality

Proven reliability and productivity in engineering delivery

Qualifications for the Electrical Designer

ONC with appropriate apprenticeship or equivalent experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC security clearance for this role.

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

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 is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.

‘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 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: 15/12/2025

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