Senior EC&I Design Engineer

Job Title: Senior EC&I Design Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: Competitive salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69743

Shape the future of critical infrastructure with cutting-edge engineering solutions.

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 EC&I Design Engineer at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

The role

As a Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Design Engineer, you'll lead the design and delivery of complex EC&I systems for some of the UK's most critical defence and infrastructure projects. This is your chance to make a tangible impact, shaping new capabilities, extending asset lifecycles and ensuring operational resilience in one of the country's most advanced engineering environments.

Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for leading C&I design aspects of design projects following the design lifecycle.

• Lead EC&I design activities across the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and manage requirements, engineering plans and specifications.
• Produce design documentation including drawings, reports and manuals.
• Support commissioning and provide technical input during implementation phases.
• Mentor and coach Engineers, Graduates and Apprentices.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Senior EC&I Design Engineer

• Significant knowledge of electrical control and instrumentation engineering, including hardware and software systems.
• Strong understanding of relevant industry legislation for electrical systems.
• Proven experience designing EC&I systems.
• Ability to engage with customers and stakeholders to capture requirements.
• Leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing Engineers.

Qualifications for the Senior EC&I Design Engineer

• Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience with HNC.
• Professional registration with an engineering body (desirable).
• IOSH Managing Safely training (advantageous).

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 ).

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: 02/12/2025

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