Weapons Engineering Instructor
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65324
Shape the Future of Defence Training
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Weapons Engineering Instructor at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The role
As a Weapons Engineering Instructor, you’ll be at the heart of delivering world‑class training to Royal Navy personnel. This is a unique opportunity to share your expertise in submarine tactical weapons engineering systems and make a real impact on national defence. You’ll help ensure our armed forces are fully prepared to operate and maintain weapon handling systems safely and effectively across submarine platforms.
Day-to-day you’ll be
- Delivering classroom and simulator‑based training, primarily focused on Astute Class submarines
- Providing subject matter expertise to support training design and review
- Supporting governance through reporting, documentation, and assurance
- Liaising with stakeholders and acting as a technical point of contact for training queries
- Maintaining safe systems of work and ensuring compliance with internal and external policies
The role is based onsite at HMNB Clyde, and the set working times are Monday to Thursday (08:00–16:30) and Friday (08:00–13:00), totalling 37 hours per week.
Essential experience
- Sound knowledge of submarine tactical weapons engineering systems
- Experience in weapons handling operations
Qualifications
- Qualified Weapons System Board – Competent User Level 3 (CU3) certification
Security clearance
The successful candidate must be 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 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
- 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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their 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.
About 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.
Equal opportunity and flexible working
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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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.
Job segment
Training Instructor, CSR, Instructor, Engineer, Education, Management, Engineering
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