Satellite Communications Engineer

Job Title: Satellite Communications Engineer

Location: Colerne, Chippenham

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Keep the UK’s secure satellite communications always on.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Satellite Communications Engineer at Colerne, near Chippenham, Wiltshire.

You’ll be part of our Mission Technologies team helping to operate and support secure satellite communications that the UK’s Armed Forces rely on work that underpins national security and delivers real‑world impact.

The Role

The Satellite Communications Engineer is an integral part of the escalation team for the Satellite Communications Network, where you will be required to complete both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks as part of a team providing solutions to complex engineering problems

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Complete routine and scheduled maintenance in line with work orders, maintenance schedules, and support documentation.
• Drive reactive maintenance activities and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Report, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve system alarms and anomalies.
• Produce comprehensive fault reports and accurately record all maintenance activities.
• Work closely with stakeholders and operational support teams to ensure the delivery of satellite and communication services.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on-site at Colerne, with opportunity for flexible working.

Essential experience of the Satellite Communications Engineer:

• A technical background (electronics, engineering, networking, or similar)
• Experience fixing and maintaining communications or network equipment
• Strong organisational and workload‑prioritisation skills, with the ability to work autonomously.
• Understanding and experience of maintaining high‑power RF (Radio Frequency) transmission and antenna systems.
• Comfortable with cables, antennas, and technical fault‑finding

Qualifications for the Satellite Communications Engineer:

• NVQ Level 3 or above in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (or relevant equivalent experience).
• Full UK driving licence.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Must be Sole UK national.

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 Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 29, people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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