Safety Case Engineer Weapons

We Served; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A major engineering firm in Helensburgh is seeking a Safety Case Engineer Weapons to develop and maintain safety cases across nuclear and munitions domains. You will ensure compliance with regulations, engage with stakeholders, and lead risk assessments to enhance safety systems. The ideal candidate will have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in regulated environments. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contributions

Access to health consultations

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ volunteering leave

Assistance programme for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of engineering processes in regulated environments.
• Experience in producing and reviewing professional engineering reports.
• Knowledge of safety case methodologies and their application.

Responsibilities

• Develop safety cases and engineering reports across safety domains.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and safety case methodologies.
• Collaborate to assure nuclear safety across programmes.
• Engage with the Ministry of Defence to explain complex issues.
• Lead risk assessments and improve systems of work.

Skills

Understanding of engineering process in a regulated environment

Experience producing professional engineering reports

Knowledge of safety case methodologies

Ability to explain complex issues clearly

Experience with safe systems of work

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering or relevant STEM degree

Professional registration with an appropriate institution

Postgraduate study in safety engineering or risk management

Job description

Job Title: Safety Case Engineer Weapons

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £48,370 - £63,342 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70109

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 aSafety 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:

• Develop clear, evidence‑based safety cases and professional engineering reports across the three safety domains.
• Maintain compliance with site authorisation conditions and relevant regulations, ensuring operations meet safety case methodologies.
• Collaborate with facility operators and key partners to assure nuclear safety across programmes.
• Engage with the Ministry of Defence customer and stakeholders to explain complex issues in plain, accessible language.
• 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

• Demonstrated understanding of engineering process in a regulated environment.
• Experience producing and reviewing professional engineering reports.
• Knowledge of safety case methodologies and practical application.
• Ability to explain complex issues to varied technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Practical experience with safe systems of work and risk assessments.

Qualifications for the Safety Case Engineer Weapons

• HNC/HND in Engineering or a relevant STEM degree.
• Professional registration with an appropriate institution (or working towards it).
• 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• 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
• 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 [e-mail] 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: 05/01/2026

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