Job Title: Entry Level Mechanical Engineer
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60141
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 Entry Level Mechanical Engineer at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.
The Role
As an Entry Level Mechanical Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will have the opportunity to grow and develop within a supportive team working in the submarine defence market.
Day-to-day, the Entry Level Mechanical Engineer will work within a supportive team environment, where you will use their skills and enthusiasm to develop, integrate and test mission critical systems, at the cutting edge of the domain.
- Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.
- Provide a technical interface with internal and external stakeholders at a detailed level.
- Carry out technical investigations and analysis to provide data for problem assessment/resolution and for design of improvements.
- Produce, review, verify outputs including calculations, analyses, technical reports, technical specifications and method statements.
- Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements 3 days in the onsite and 2 days working from home.
Essential Experience of the Entry Level Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanical design experience.
- An analytical mind set and creative approach to problems.
- The capability to understand and trade-off the various different aspects of a technical challenge.
Qualifications for the Entry Level Mechanical Engineer
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. However, you are eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security check.
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 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
- Potential to develop skills
- A relocation package for those outside of the region
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: 01/11/2024
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