Chief Engineer - Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications

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Job Title: Chief Engineer - Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications

Location: Bristol, Ashton Vale + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF61292

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 Chief Engineer - Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications at our Bristol, Ashton Vale site.

The role

As Chief Engineer in Electronic Warfare and Tactical Communications, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll ensure our solutions, designs, and bids are technically sound, safe, and compliant, providing the leadership and oversight needed to deliver excellence across the business.

You’ll work on exciting opportunities, from delivering innovative Electronic Warfare systems to key customers to supporting critical technology refreshes that keep these systems at the forefront of capability, your work will be vital in driving cutting-edge advancements. It’s an exciting time to join us, with plenty of opportunities on the horizon.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide technical leadership and independent oversight to the Land CEMA and Tactical Communications engineering teams, ensuring that bespoke engineering solutions meet customer requirements. Acting as the Independent Technical Authority, you’ll oversee the governance of technical output, ensuring compliance through design reviews and independent deliverable assessments. You’ll also:

• Represent Babcock in external meetings, supporting bids and business development activities.
• Ensure technical risks and issues are effectively managed and mitigated.
  
  
  

• Proven experience as a technical leader delivering projects within the RF and electronics
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Defence Communications or Electronic Warfare systems, or comparable RF and electronics systems.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee technical work, including approving designs and managing new design developments.
  
  
  

• A formal engineering qualification (e.g., HND, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree) with chartership from an engineering institution being highly desirable.
  
  
  

• 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
  
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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