Product Development Engineer, Design and Development Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a Design/Development Engineer to join our Vessels and Installations Team within the Rolls-Royce Submarines business.

As the Design/Development Engineer you will get involved in all stages of product development, from feasibility and concept, through design, build, development, through full lifecycle. You will have the chance to see your ideas become reality in a fast-paced environment, where your problem solving, and engineering skills will be challenged and developed.

As part of the Future Programmes Component engineering team, the Vessels and Installations Team develop pressure vessels, pipework installations bespoke repair, inspection and maintenance capabilities, against challenging safety constraints (to ASME III/VIII Standards), in support of the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet.

So if you have experience as a Design Engineer, Project Design Engineer or Senior Design Engineer this is an opportunity that will be of interest to you.

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

You'll be developing fit-for-purpose, innovative engineering solutions, from concept to implementation, against customer and governance requirements, whilst adhering to stringent time, cost and quality constraints.

• Creating Full Life Cycle Design solutions through concept, design, manufacture, operation and disposal.
• Integrating cross-discipline engineering concepts, collaborating across manufacturing engineering, simulation, materials, testing, and supply chain functions.
• Documenting and verifying information against sound mechanical engineering practices and references.
• Publishing safety and technical reports which are subjected to customer and regulatory scrutiny.

Design/Development Engineers, Project Design Engineers or Senior Design Engineers with experience of Pressure Vessel, Pipework or Boilers from industries such as Civil Nuclear, Marine, Defence, Aerospace, Petro-Chemical, Oil & Gas, Special Purpose Machinery, Automotive, Pharmaceutical and Food Processing would likely have transferable experience into this role.

• Pressure Vessel Design experience (ASME Section III/ASME VIII/ PD5500).
• CAD Design Software experience.
• A Mechanical Engineering related degree, or equivalent experience.

For more than 60 years Rolls-Royce Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant, providing power for all UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines.

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. We will support the application for Security Clearance if you don't already have it. We provide excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional employee benefits and comprehensive package to our employees to include bonus, pension and the opportunity to accrue additional holiday. We also offer numerous flexible benefits to complement these.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. 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.