Job Title:                Senior Learning From Experience (LFE) Engineer
Location:                Bristol OR Plymouth + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:      £49,943 - £55,870 + Benefits
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                  SF59209

 

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 Senior Learning From Experience (LFE) Engineer at our Bristol or Plymouth site.

 

The role
As a Senior LFE Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll directly impact the future effectiveness and reliability of the UK’s nuclear submarine fleet by driving improvements in design and maintenance strategies. 

 

Babcock’s Submarine Support Engineering (SSE) department is seeking a Senior LFE Engineer to join a new team working on the Dreadnought and AUKUS nuclear deterrent platforms. This role focuses on ensuring effective maintenance and mission success by learning from past experiences.

 

Day to day, using historical data from the Vanguard and Astute class submarines, you’ll identify patterns that lead to system, component or maintenance issues. Your work will help determine if similar issues could impact the future Dreadnought and AUKUS class submarines. By investigating these patterns, you’ll influence design and maintenance strategies to improve the performance of our next-generation vessels. You will also:

 

Collaborate with stakeholders from the MoD, SDA, and internal teams to share insights and findings. Contribute to bi-annual reports, deliver presentations, and lead workshops on solutions to identified issues. Apply your expertise to support other projects within the team, where your skills can add value.

 

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. Once a month there will be a requirement to travel to Barrow.

 

Essential experience of the Senior Learning From Experience (LFE) Engineer

Understand system engineering concepts and possess knowledge of the discipline and its application.  Experienced interrogating technical data Experienced in customer-facing roles and working closely with stakeholders Leading or contributing to programming activities and development, including strategic thinking;

 

Qualifications for the Senior Learning From Experience (LFE) Engineer

Chartered Engineer in a relevant discipline (e.g., Mechanical Engineering) with Systems Engineering qualifications. Degree in a STEM discipline.

 

Consideration will also be given to candidates who:

Are members of an accredited body (e.g., IMechE, IMarEST, IET) and working towards chartered status. Hold an HNC or HND in a STEM field (e.g., Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Data, or Maths).

 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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 (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.

 

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.

 

Closing date: 17/10/2024

 

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