Senior Design Engineer, Walsall

Senior Design Engineer

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Walsall, West Midlands + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: £48,500 - £59,500 Dependent on Experience + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF70828 Shape the next generation of innovative vehicle engineering At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Walsall, near Birmingham, West Midlands. The role As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a central part in developing advanced mechanical solutions that help protect people and critical assets. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of designing innovative and functional vehicle conversions, supporting projects that make a real difference across defence, aerospace and engineering. You will have the scope to shape concepts from first idea through to production, contributing to capability that supports national security. This role will also provide meaningful exposure, professional growth and the chance to broaden your technical expertise within a collaborative engineering environment. Day to day you’ll be required to:

Develop, design and implement mechanical solutions for vehicle engineering Create high quality 2D and 3D CAD models to support concept and detailed design Collaborate with cross functional teams to refine concepts and meet customer requirements Produce and review prototypes, ensuring designs meet performance, safety and quality standards Engage with key stakeholders and suppliers to support design delivery

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home. Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Knowledge and understanding of relevant mechanical engineering standards, components and design techniques Experience in sheet metal, fabrication and welding Experience working collaboratively with suppliers and the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders Knowledge of BS8888 standards Strong technical problem solving skills

Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline

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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . What we offer

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ 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

Babcock We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please emailcareers@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. #IND-ENG #LI-JR1 #J-18808-Ljbffr

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Location:: Walsall
Job Type:: PartTime

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