Job Description

Weapons Instructor

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Location:
Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL
Onsite or Hybrid:

Job Title: Weapons Engineer

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: 48,000 - 50,000 Dependent on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69622

Deliver world-class training for the Royal Navy's Astute Class submarines.

Ready to take your career in a new direction?

At Babcock, we value the deep expertise that comes from hands-on experience and we offer a unique opportunity to channel that knowledge into a rewarding new path. As a Weapons Instructor at our site in Faslane Clyde, near Helensburgh you'll step away from the tools and into a role where you'll shape the next generation of Weapons Engineers in the Royal Navy. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact while growing your own career, this could be the perfect next step.

The role

As a Weapons Engineer, you'll take on a specialist instructional role delivering Weapons Electrical training for Astute Class submarines. This is a unique opportunity to combine teaching expertise with technical knowledge, ensuring future submarine crews are trained to the highest standards. You'll also support course design and integrate technical changes into training materials, making a direct impact on the Royal Navy's operational capability.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

Deliver Weapons Electrical and submarine systems training to student groups Support courseware updates and integrate technical changes into training materials Provide subject matter expertise for training design and business development activities Conduct administration, reporting, and compliance tasks to meet contractual standards Uphold health, safety, and environmental procedures while occasionally supporting training at secondary UK sites




This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at Faslane.

Essential experience of the Weapons Engineer:

Ex-Royal Navy (RN) WE Watch Keeper Sound knowledge and application of submarine Tactical Weapons Engineering System Comprehensive knowledge of Sonar, Integrated Communications System, Command Systems or Weapons Engineering Detailed knowledge and understanding of WE equipment High levels of IT proficiency and strong organisational skills

Qualifications for the Weapons Engineer:

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. However, an engineering qualification is desirable.

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

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 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.

Closing date: 02/12/2025

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