Job Title: Digital Engineer
Location: Birchwood, Warrington + Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £53,795 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70261
Drive Innovation in Defence Engineering
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 Digital Engineer at our Babcock, Dalton Avenue or Babcock Technology Centre sites.
The role
As a Digital Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to influence team strategy, shape digital delivery, and develop your career in a growing, innovative environment.
Day-to-day, you’ll be at the forefront of digital transformation in engineering, supporting major defence projects that safeguard the UK’s future security. You’ll configure and maintain CAD systems, manage complex data across multiple disciplines, and ensure best practice in model management.
- Configuring and providing ongoing support for CAD software on major projects
- Supporting users with best practice and model management
- Managing data across multiple disciplines, including audits and quality checks
- Conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for software upgrades and new applications
- Producing and maintaining project and overarching function procedures
This role is full time 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Digital Engineer
- Mechanical design or engineering experience
- Proficiency in Autodesk Inventor and Vault for 3D CAD model and data management
- Strong problem-solving skills and an innovative mindset
Qualifications for the Digital Engineer
- BTEC National Diploma or higher in Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 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 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: 28/05/2026
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