Systems Engineering

Babcock’s Mission Systems business designs and delivers complex solutions for our customers, and in areas such as High Frequency Communications we are world leaders. Our circa 2,000 employees are involved in everything from maintaining satellites in space as part of our Skynet contract, to electronic warfare, advanced manufacturing and technology solutions as well as services in and around disruptive technologies.

We operate from several sites across the UK and internationally, ensuring our global customer portfolio is always supported. Your home base will be Bristol or Plymouth, but some of your placements may be at other Babcock locations.

As part of this programme, we encourage mobility across our sectors to give you a broader experience and wider exposure to our business.

Our business in Bristol is a key strategic partner to our customers — the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Royal Navy. We ensure that the UK Royal Navy goes to sea safely by sustaining the submarines with updates, design and documentation, upgrades and overhauls. We are developing innovative Operations Centres, technology insertion programmes, predictive data analytics and visualisation and training aids using games engine technologies.

Your home base will be the Bristol office, but some of your placements may be at other sites.

As part of this programme, we encourage mobility across our sectors to give you a broader experience and wider exposure to our business.

Our business in Plymouth works in partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Royal Navy at HM Naval Base Devonport. We provide through-life support for submarines, surface ships and associated systems and equipment as part of our continuing commitment to support our nation’s naval capability.

Depending on your programme, your home base could be Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth. However, some of your placements may be at other sites.

Our Land sector employs close to 6,000 skilled personnel who deliver complex and critical services to civil and military organisations worldwide. This includes the fleet management and maintenance of equipment for the British Army, London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police; training for submariners, pilots, engineers, army personnel, drivers, operators, maintainers, police officers and firefighters; the manufacturing of over 1,000 armoured vehicles; and playing a key role in decarbonising the railway and delivering national critical rail infrastructure.

While we have locations across the UK, graduates tend to be based in our Greater London, Midlands, or South West locations. We ask that you are ready and willing to relocate to other sites throughout your programme.

As part of this programme, we encourage mobility across our sectors to give you a broader experience and wider exposure to our business.

Cavendish Nuclear is a core part of Babcock International Group’s Nuclear Sector. We provide a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions across the markets of Clean Energy, Defence and Civil Decommissioning, both in the UK and internationally. From decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants, our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.

We’re looking for graduates with a wide range of qualities, including high technical skills, good interpersonal skills and a willingness to learn and adapt to new circumstances.

You could be based in a number of locations, you’ll probably call Cumbria, Bristol, Warrington or Newbury home, but you could also work from other sites.

As part of this programme, we encourage mobility across our sectors to give you a broader experience and wider exposure to our business.

At the heart of our Marine business is our 320-acre Rosyth facility, which is home to one of the largest and most modern waterside advanced manufacturing and repair facilities in the UK. At Rosyth, we specialise in the design, build and through-life support of complex naval and commercial marine assets – developing innovative solutions for our customers’ projects with our integrated approach.

Your home base will be our Rosyth facility, however, some of your placements may be at other locations, therefore you will need to be ready and willing to move to other sites throughout your programme.

As part of this programme, we encourage mobility across our sectors to give you a broader experience and wider exposure to our business.