Welding QA/QC Engineer - Submarines in Swindon

We are now recruiting for the exciting role of a Welding QA/QC Engineer, to be involved in an industry leading, cutting-edge project supporting the Royal Navy and its state-of-the-art nuclear powered submarine fleet. The Welding Engineer will be primarily responsible for conducting inspections, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring compliance with industry codes and project specifications across all welding activities.

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. 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.

What you will be doing: With this exciting opportunity you will get a chance to be involved with the following:

• Visual weld inspection of components and assessing imperfections to Rolls-Royce internal acceptance criteria.
• Shop floor surveillance for the compliance of welding operations (manual and mechanized) variables, parameters, and consumables against the prescribed Welding Procedure Specification (WPS).
• Undertaking pre-weld checks including joint fit-up and availability of any required equipment / tooling for special applications.
• Raising stops and holds to production routers where deviations or non-conformances are found, and effectively communicating these to relevant parties through effective communication, including technical reports and presentations where required.
• Acting as the Special Processes representative to liaise with production, NDE and other department's Manufacturing Engineers (ME) regarding welding inspection.
• Work alongside the Special Processes Welding Engineering team (Manual and Mechanised) for development of special applications and future capability.
• Work closely with the existing Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE) team to support and witness Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) and Welder Qualifications (WQ).
• Undertake technical investigations into defect root cause analysis (RCA) and preparing proposals for preventative actions.
• Ensuring compliant welding consumable control in accordance with internal Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions.

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. To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:

• Preferably hold a current CSWIP 3.1 or PCN Level 2 in Visual testing (candidates who have previously held these qualifications or are willing to work towards these may be considered).
• Have experience in visual inspection of pressure vessels, pipe work, valves and cladding across a range of materials and processes.
• Have experience using Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) equipment and borescopes.
• Can demonstrate excellent working knowledge of relevant standards relating to welding acceptance i.e. ISO 5817 / ASME IX.
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal and report writing.
• Experience with RCA tools and techniques.
• Practical welding experience (manual and/or mechanized) is desirable, including an awareness of PQR's and welder qualifications.

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. 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.

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.

Closing date: 17/12/2025

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.