Senior Draftsperson

Job Title

Senior Draftsperson

Ashton Vale, Bristol - Hybrid Working Arrangements

Competitive Salary & Benefits

Full time / Permanent

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play your part as a Senior Draftsperson at our Ashton Vale Bristol site.

As Senior Draftsperson this is a great opportunity to be involved with solving complex problems relating to technical drawings for weapon handling launch systems for UK submarines. Day-to-day you’ll be working within a supportive team environment where you will use your skills and enthusiasm to develop, integrate and test mission critical systems at the cutting edge of their domain. You will be deployed directly to the role and will use your on-the-job experiences and training to make a real difference for our customers.

This role is full time 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home. However you may be eligible to work remotely if you are able to use CAD hardware  you may be required to work onsite as and when the project demands.

• Meet the needs of customers, actively seeking out new knowledge, tools and technologies to help take us forward into the future.
• Check for most mechanical engineering deliverables i.e. technical documentation, 3D CAD, technical drawings, operating instructions.
• Set out concepts including material selection and scoping calculations.

• Experience of origination and preferably checking most mechanical engineering deliverables i.e. technical documentation, 3D CAD and technical drawings, operating instructions.
• Experience of concept setting out including material selection and scoping calculations.
• Full lifecycle engineering experience/awareness and the capability to define test instructions.
• Understanding of non-conformance and change request processes.
• Competent to perform and report root cause analysis and fault finding, along with detailing and proving solutions.
• Proficient with use of PLM and CAD packages (Team Center and NX experience would be advantageous).

• Mechanical Engineering Degree or HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering Discipline with demonstrable experience and capability of working in a Senior role.

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. The successful candidate will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance once in post.

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 receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement (opens February through to March annually)
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day 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 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: 10 / 10 / 2025