Principal Mechanical Engineer
United Kingdom
Full Time
2 hours ago
$59,110 - $72,337 GBP
No H1B
Key skills
Mentoring
About this role
Role Overview
- Leading and supporting the Power and Propulsion engineering team, providing clear technical direction and design oversight.
- Delivering complex technical solutions and acting as a trusted technical interface for customers and partners.
- Supporting new ship build and in‑service engineering programmes with high‑quality mechanical engineering expertise.
- Producing and managing technical documentation to meet regulatory, classification, and industry standards.
- Mentoring colleagues and driving continuous improvement across engineering activities.
Requirements
- Strong background in naval or marine engineering, with detailed knowledge of power and propulsion systems.
- Proven experience producing, reviewing, and approving engineering deliverables.
- Ability to interpret and apply engineering procedures, codes, and classification society rules.
- Familiarity with systems analysis tools and 2D/3D CAD software.
- Degree in Mechanical, Marine, or a related engineering discipline.
- Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional institution (e.g., RINA, IMechE, IMarEST, IET).
- The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- 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.
- ‘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.