Job Description

Nuclear Safety Case Engineer (Technical Integration Lead) - VCAS/ACAS - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

An exciting opportunity currently exists for a Nuclear Safety Case Engineer (Technical Integration Lead) to join our Department based within the Services Delivery Business Unit (DBU) in Submarines Derby.

You will be required to manage technical work packages as part of the Submarine Programmes scope of nuclear safety case responsibility for Naval Reactor Plants. Your role will be the prime engineering and technical programme contact between the Customer, Sites, Services Project Function and interfacing DBUs.

You will be responsible for advising the technical content and delivery of agreed work packages for In-Service Submarines for the Vanguard Class Availability Sustainment and the Astute Class Availability Sustainment (VCAS/ACAS) programme and also for key programmes related to through-life management of the Reactor Core. As a Technical Integration Lead you will be expected to represent the company at key meetings across the Submarines Enterprise.

This role provides the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of the submarines enterprise and influence the progress of key technical programmes.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you'll be doing:

You will will be responsible for ensuring timely and quality delivery of Engineering programmes across the Submarines Business. Whilst not exhaustive, responsibilities for this role include the following:

• Provision of programme and technical guidance for the production, delivery, maintenance, assessment and approval of nuclear safety case documentation and supporting technical work packages.
• Acting as a DBU point of contact for technical matters with internal suppliers, external customers and other key stakeholders to fully understand current and ongoing needs in support of the UK Submarine programme.
• Working with project areas and DBUs, review and provide guidance on planning and scoping tasks.
• Maintaining appropriate relationships with internal/external stakeholders, to ensure that nuclear safety case activities being undertaken are correctly focussed, integrated, efficient and effective.
• Interaction/engagement with PIE programme to understand and progress interfacing work packages for through-life management of the Reactor Core
• Leading the VCAS/ACAS technical and safety programme at this key point in the programme to ensure continued availability of the SSN & SSBN fleet.

Who we're looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

A broad knowledge of submarines NSRP systems/engineering and a high-level understanding of the nuclear safety case is beneficial for this role, but not essential.

• Be proactive, and work under minimal supervision within the customer environment.
• Possess good communication and customer management / relationship skills.
• Present at key customer forums; interfacing with chief engineers and senior representatives from MoD.
• Be qualified to at least degree level in a relevant (engineering/science/maths) discipline.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving.

We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

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Job Category

Group Engineering (Product Safety)

Posting Date

12 Nov 2024; 00:11

Posting End Date

20 Nov 2024