Principal Engineer

Babcock • Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG • 2d ago

Job Title: Principal Engineer

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

Compensation: £61,474.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68105

Shape the future of submarine sustainment

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Engineer – Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) at either our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role

As a Principal Engineer – LSAR, you’ll be at the forefront of one of the UK’s most critical defence programmes. You’ll lead the development and population of the LSAR for the Dreadnought and SSNA Class submarines, ensuring the Royal Navy’s future fleet is supported by world class engineering and logistics solutions.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead and coordinate the development of LSAR for submarine maintenance, driving collaboration across MoD, industry and engineering teams, while shaping ILS processes and providing technical leadership to ensure project success.

Leading the development and population of the LSAR for maintenance task analysis across submarine platforms
Supporting the creation and refinement of processes for Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) workstreams
Collaborating with MoD stakeholders, industry partners and internal engineering teams to align best practices
Facilitating working groups and driving cross-functional collaboration
Providing technical leadership and reporting on project progress, risks and opportunities

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 Principal Engineer

Proficient in using LSAR systems and Microsoft Access
Strong working knowledge of SQL, Oracle, or Eagle EPS
Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and engaging stakeholders
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Confident communicator, able to convey complex ideas clearly

Qualifications for the Principal Engineer

A degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering discipline
Equivalent experience in lieu of formal education will be considered

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 (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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 30/03/2026

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