External Communications Technical Authority

As an External Communications Technical Authority, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. As the External Communications Technical Authority, you will provide in-service support for the Precise Time and Frequency system on a number of submarine platforms and shore installations. To deliver these contracts, you will manage and take ownership of all systems engineering activities integral to these projects. Day-to-day, you'll manage and take ownership of all systems engineering activities integral to these projects.

• Manage the change process of systems undertaking technical refresh or capability upgrade and overseeing all specialist engineering activities including Requirements, Design, Build & Code, Safety, Integration, Verification, Transition & Validation (IVTV) and Information Assurance.
• Own all Systems Engineering artifacts for assigned work packages including development of engineering plans and oversight of equipment obsolescence and configuration control
• Produce technical reports and documentation as well as review and update project technical documentation, whilst ensuring appropriate Babcock engineering assurance process is applied to all technical tasks associated with the projects.
• Support to project stakeholder working groups providing project specific systems technical advice to MOD Authorities
• Provide support to bids and proposals for new business development.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 day a week in the onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential Experience of the External Communications Technical Authority
• Demonstrable systems engineering experience across the engineering lifecycle V-Model or equivalent from initial concepts to disposal.
• Knowledge of UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) practices and ways of working.
• Experience of working independently.
Qualifications for the External Communications Technical Authority
• HNC/HND or Degree in engineering or demonstrable experience in Systems Engineering positions.
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. You will need to be eligible for Developed Vetting (DV) as this may be required.

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 External Communications Technical Authority at our Devonport site.

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 up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• 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 the majority of 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
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Flexible locations
• Opportunities to travel within the UK
• Potential to travel internationally
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer
• A relocation package for those outside of the region
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