Principal Mechanical Engineer
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Job Description
Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Ashton Vale Bristol Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65556
At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play your part as a Principal Mechanical Engineer at our Ashton Vale Bristol site.
The Role
As aPrincipal Mechanical Engineer youll have a role thats out of the ordinary. This is a progressive opportunity to work within a supportive team environment where you will utilise your skills and enthusiasm to design develop integrate and test mission critical systems at the cutting edge of their domain.
Day-to-day youll be working within a supportive team environment where you will use your skills and enthusiasm to develop integrate and test mission critical systems at the cutting edge of their domain. You will be deployed direct to role and will use your on-the-job experiences and training to make a real difference for our customers.
- Responsible for checking and desirably approving of most mechanical engineering deliverables i.e. technical documentation 3D CAD and technical drawings operating instructions.
- Concept setting out including material selection and scoping calculations.
- Defining test instructions along with reviewing and interpreting results.
- Perform and report on root cause analysis and fault finding along with detailing and proving solutions.
This role is full time 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home.
Essential Experience of the Principal Mechanical Engineer
- Demonstrable experience of the non-conformance and change request processes.
- Proficient with use of PLM and CAD packages (TeamCenter and NX or Vault and Inventor experience would be advantageous).
- Full lifecycle engineering experience.
Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanical Engineering Degree or HND or HNC in Mechanical Engineering Discipline with demonstrable experience and capability of working in a Senior role.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. However the successful candidate will need to obtain Security Check (SC) security check once in post.
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 - ()
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 days 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. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing Date: 08/07/2025
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