Lead Digital Assurance Engineer

Job Title:
Lead Digital Assurance Engineer

Location:
Hybrid, UK

Compensation:
Competitive + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

Lead the future of trusted Artificial Intelligence, Software and Data Assurance

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Lead Digital Assurance Engineer at any of our main UK locations.

As a Lead Digital Assurance Engineer, you’ll have a unique opportunity to establish and lead a brand-new digital assurance capability within AIDEX, Babcock’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Centre of Excellence. Working at the forefront of digital engineering, you’ll help shape how software, data and artificial intelligence solutions are assured across defence, aerospace, marine and nuclear programmes that help protect national security and critical infrastructure.

This is a rare chance to combine systems engineering excellence with modern digital practices, creating a trusted assurance function that supports innovation while maintaining the highest standards of safety, reliability and performance. You’ll influence the future direction of digital assurance across the organisation, collaborate with senior stakeholders and drive engineering best practice in an environment where your expertise will make a lasting impact.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Lead the development and implementation of a new digital assurance capability within Babcock’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Centre of Excellence.
• Provide independent assurance and validation activities across software, data and artificial intelligence products.
• Embed assurance processes into live product delivery, including automated testing and continuous assurance approaches.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, software and stakeholder teams to ensure robust, reliable and secure digital solutions.
• Drive assurance standards, governance, requirements traceability and verification activities across complex digital systems.

This role is 37.5 hours per week and can be based at any of our main UK locations. Hybrid working patterns are available.

• Experience operating at a senior or principal level within systems engineering, including independent verification and validation of complex systems in regulated sectors such as defence, aerospace or nuclear.
• Experience leading assurance activities for software, digital or data‑driven products.
• Experience delivering assurance within live product environments rather than purely documentation‑focused roles.
• Experience implementing test automation and continuous assurance within continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.
• Working knowledge of artificial intelligence assurance principles and a passion for developing assurance capability in this rapidly evolving field, with experience with AI or large language model evaluation, including red teaming or testing agent‑based systems.

Essential:

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Digital Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.

Desirable:

• Experience working with safety‑critical software standards such as IEC 61508, Def Stan 00‑055, DO‑178 or IEC 62304.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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 -  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces…