Job Description

Chief Design Engineer (PWR1 and PWR2) - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

 

As the Chief Design Engineer you will hold a key governance role providing strategic direction for technical activities undertaken by the business.

You will lead and develop a small multi-faceted team and you will have exposure and coverage across whole lifecycle and product groups. As the Chief Design Engineer you will be leading regular meetings and engagement with customer stakeholders at all levels and will have the opportunity to travel to customer operational bases. The Chief Design Engineer PWR1 and PWR2 role truly provides broad variety and an excellent platform to develop and progress through the business.

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.

As the Chief Design Engineer you will support the Chief Engineer’s role, as PWR1 and PWR2 Technical Authority representative, to ensure appropriate technical solutions and product safety are delivered whilst ensuring appropriate safety and engineering governance is applied.  Is functionally accountable to the Chief Engineer PWR1 and PWR2.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

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 will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

Provide strategic engineering direction, governance and endorsement for technical activities undertaken by the business.Ensure that design, procurement, installation, configuration management, development and operation are undertaken in accordance with the appropriate standards and processes.Liaises with DBU Engineering Managers if the technical solution or product change being pursued by their programme is at variance with current policy or processes.Take the engineering lead on emergent technical issues and ensure that the Safety Alert and Red Top Process is implemented as necessary. Represent the Chief Engineer in discussions with customers and other stakeholders.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

Technical Leadership experience in a highly regulated environment Defence/Nuclear/Aerospace/Oil and GasKnowledge of product technical attributes, life cycle requirements, product safety & regulatory requirementsExperience dealing with customers and senior stakeholders meetings/reviews/committees.Project Management capabilities and experienceRelevant Science/Engineering degree

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.

Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Posting Date

11 Nov 2024; 00:11

Posting End Date

18 Nov 2024