Job Description

Mechanical Design Section Lead - Submarines
Full Time / Part Time
5 Days On-Site
Glasgow

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Design Section Lead to join Rolls-Royce Submarines. So, if you are a  Senior Design Engineer who is passionate about engineering, can demonstrate mechanical design experience from concept to delivery and believe you can make a difference in our Submarines business, we want to hear from you now, so apply online.

Why Rolls-Royce?

We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

As we continue to support the Royal Navy as the technical authority to the UK Ministry of Defence for naval reactor plants, we’re also growing our submarine and nuclear sector capabilities.

As part of this we are looking for a number of Leaders with a strong background in Mechanical Design Engineering to support the following areas:

Nuclear primary components, including the reactor coreIn-service support and maintenanceFuture product

What we offer:

We offer excellent development, 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:

You will be responsible for the creation of component/assembly/systems designs and associated through-life justification that meet their requirements and product attributes of life, cost, availability, and safety margins. 

Additionally, you will:

Providing supervision, coaching and mentoring to less experienced engineers.Leading direction and, in the future, strategy for technical development.Setting positive example for the continual improvement of the workplace and our culture.Organising and leading a small, highly motivated team to deliver a high paced challenging scope of work.Integrate cross-discipline engineering concepts which include manufacturing engineering, simulation, materials, testing, and supply chain.Document and verify information against sound mechanical engineering practices and references.Present evidence at technical reviews in front of peers and expert panels.Publish safety and technical reports which are subjected to customer and regulatory scrutiny.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we are a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere, puitting safety first, doing the right thing keeping it simple and making a difference 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.

You will have be experienced in one of the above disciplines, but this does not need to be limited to Submarines.It is preferable that you are Degree Qualified or Apprentice Trained in a relevant engineering discipline, however this is not essential as experience is equally beneficial. External Skills/Experience can be from industries such as Civil Nuclear, Marine, Petro-Chemical and Oil & Gas.

We’re 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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, 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 Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

14 Jan 2025; 00:01

Posting End Date

27 Feb 2025