Senior Process Engineer

Senior Process Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Compensation: £51,941 + Benefits

Role : SF70663

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 Process Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

As a Senior Process Engineer, you’ll have a role where your expertise will make a tangible difference to national security while accelerating your career development in a dynamic and highly specialised environment.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be at the heartამედ of the nation’s defence infrastructure, providing expert engineering guidance and leading critical process design work. Your contribution will safeguard the integrity of nuclear plant and equipment across both Devonport’s Nuclear Licensed Site and the MoD’s Authorised Site.

• Leading the development and delivery of designs through all lifecycle phases
• Managing and mentoring a small team of engineers
• Producing, checking, and approving technical documentation and drawings
• Conducting engineering analyses, including structural and fluid flow simulations
• Ensuring compliance with nuclear site licence conditions, statutory legislation, and design codes

This role marital is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of 3 days in the office/onsite.

• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles for pressure and pipework systems
• Knowledge of the design lifecycle and project specification processes
• Experience in planning, budgeting, and technical documentation
• Expertise knowledge in one or more areas: pressure systems, CAD, component simulation, fluid flow analysis or nuclear plant design

• Minimum HND/FdSc/FdEng or equivalent in mechanical/process engineering
• Professional registration with an engineering institution

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our四 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=