Mechanical Engineer in London

Compensation: Competitive + 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 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

Help shape the future of frontline emergency response vehicles

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Engineer at Ruislip, near London.

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Uxbridge, Greater London

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76887

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll play a key role in ensuring specialist emergency service vehicles and equipment remain safe, compliant, reliable, and ready for critical operations. Working at the forefront of fleet engineering, you'll influence vehicle design, maintenance standards, technical specifications, and continuous improvement initiatives that directly support frontline emergency response capabilities.

• Delivering engineering solutions for specialist vehicle and equipment projects.
• Producing technical specifications, engineering documentation and compliance records.
• Investigating technical issues and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Collaborating with customers, suppliers and internal teams to support fleet performance and continuous improvement.
• Supporting compliance with engineering standards, regulations and safety requirements.

The role is based onsite at Ruislip, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 40 hours per week.

• Fleet engineering experience.
• Knowledge of vehicle maintenance standards and regulatory requirements.
• Strong technical problem-solving and fault investigation skills.
• Experience producing technical and engineering documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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).

Closing date: 11/11/2026