Job Title: Course Designer
Location: Lyneham, Wiltshire
Compensation: £42,.36 - £45,.55 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Design training that shapes the future of defence technical education.
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Course Designer at our site in MOD Lyneham, near Wiltshire.
The role
As a Course Designer, you’ll create, develop, and maintain high-quality automotive training courses that meet Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) standards. Your work ensures that training is relevant, compliant, and effective, supporting operational readiness and enhancing learner outcomes. This is a role where your technical expertise and creativity will directly strengthen Babcock’s reputation as a trusted provider of defence technical education.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
• Design and update course materials, assessments, and training packages in line with client objectives
• Collaborate with instructors to deliver pilot courses and refine content
• Review existing training for improvements and integrate modern learning technologies
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and quality standards in training environments
• Support continuous improvement by researching new subjects and developing innovative training aids
The role is based onsite at MOD Lyneham. The set working times are Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.
Essential experience of the Course Designer:
• Ability to research new subjects and design new materials for précis, assessments, and projects
• Capability to carry out personal development to keep abreast of changes in technology
Qualifications for the Course Designer:
• Level 3 Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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
1. Generous holiday allowance
2. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
3. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
4. Employee share scheme
5. Employee shopping savings portal
6. Payment of Professional Fees
7. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
8. 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
9. ‘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
10. Growth opportunities
11. Potential to develop skills