Job Title: Safety Case Engineer Weapons
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £48, - £63, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Safety Case Engineer Weapons at our RNAD Coulport site.
The role
As a Safety Case Engineer Weapons, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will help develop and maintain robust safety cases across critical domains - nuclear reactor plant, nuclear weapons, and ordnance, munitions and explosives - so operations remain safe, compliant and mission-ready. It is meaningful, high-impact work that supports national defence and gives you wide exposure to complex engineering, regulatory compliance and risk management - accelerating your development in a unique, high-hazard environment.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
1. Develop clear, evidence-based safety cases and professional engineering reports across the three safety domains.
2. Maintain compliance with site authorisation conditions and relevant regulations, ensuring operations meet safety case methodologies.
3. Collaborate with facility operators and key partners to assure nuclear safety across programmes.
4. Engage with the Ministry of Defence customer and stakeholders to explain complex issues in plain, accessible language.
5. Improve safe systems of work and lead insightful risk assessments that drive ALARP decisions.
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday 07:15 – 16:45 and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Safety Case Engineer Weapons
6. Demonstrated understanding of engineering process in a regulated environment.
7. Experience producing and reviewing professional engineering reports.
8. Knowledge of safety case methodologies and practical application.
9. Ability to explain complex issues to varied technical and non-technical audiences.
10. Practical experience with safe systems of work and risk assessments.
Qualifications for the Safety Case Engineer Weapons
11. HNC/HND in Engineering or a relevant STEM degree.
12. Professional registration with an appropriate institution (or working towards it).
13. Postgraduate study or training in safety engineering, risk management or related discipline would be advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) 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 .
What we offer
14. Generous holiday allowance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
17. Employee share scheme
18. Employee shopping savings portal
19. Payment of Professional Fees
20. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
21. 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.
22. ‘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
23. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.