Electrical Test And Measurement Engineer - Rolls-Royce Electrical

Electrical Test and Measurement Engineer - Rolls-Royce Electrical

Full Time

Bristol/Hybrid

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Electrical Test and Measurement Engineer to join Rolls-Royce Electrical (RRE) and become part of our diverse team in Bristol.

RRE is part of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc having a global footprint that supports all our operating sectors of Civil Aerospace, Defence, and Power Systems. Current activities in RRE are focused heavily on electrical propulsion systems, including electrical power generation, energy storage, power conversion and electrical power distribution.

As a Test and Measurement Engineer within Rolls-Royce Electrical you will deliver Test and Measurement solutions for the verification of novel (hybrid-)electric propulsion systems and sub-systems. In this position you will support the development of brand-new cutting-edge products seeing them through from early conceptual design through to compliance demonstration against business, customer and regulatory requirements for Defence applications.

At Rolls-Royce, we develop integrated power and propulsion solutions and innovative technologies that keep our customers one step ahead of an ever-changing world. We’re proud to be part of the pathway to net zero as we power society for generations to come.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

This position offers you exciting tasks and opportunities and forms part of the exciting and rapid expansion of the company-wide electrical engineering activities.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and remarkable 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 following:

• Produce detailed system level test procedures for electrical power system test rigs, with support from subject matter experts, to provide evidence that the requirements of the system have been satisfied.
• Define and ensure the requirements of test facility/rig upgrades to support the proposed tests.
• Design the electrical aspects of test facility/rig upgrades to satisfy requirements and design constraints and standards.
• Specify the electrical equipment required to support the safe and effective completion of the tests.
• Define and ensure the instrumentation requirements to support the electrical power system testing.
• Evaluate verification test results against electrical requirements; and produce test reports and associated documentation.
• Provide electrical advice and support to the wider test facility upgrade team.
• Be the on-site electrical technical support point of contact taking part in commissioning and testing activities, troubleshooting and practical fault finding on plant, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Support the planning and coordination of activities to enable delivery of the test facility/rig upgrade.
• Develop, implement, document, and maintain policies, procedures, associated guidelines, tools and training as required.
• Provide oversight of electrical HSE hazard or issue for our in-house electrical rig including risk assessments, compliance to HSE control standards and training.

Who we are looking for:

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

• Candidate qualifications will be a mix of HNC, HND and Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Knowledge of electrical power systems and associated sub-system/components including platform interfaces, component technology and behaviour during normal and abnormal operation, verification vehicles, electrical design, system architecture, development process constraints.
• Experience of electrical power system testing (preparation, execution and post-processing), test rig design and/or test rig management.
• Experience working to relevant electrical standards (BS, IEC…) or similar is desirable.
• Good time management skills able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment. Dynamically respond to evolving goals and emerging opportunities while working in coordination with a multidisciplinary, energetic team of engineers and scientists.
• A willingness to learn in conjunction with the ability to research application issues and products by being outward focussed and ability to seek solutions/information from outside of immediate area, including suppliers, universities, customers, related industries.
• Capable through effective communication skills of liaising with subject matter experts across a broad range of engineering disciplines including systems engineering, electrical system design, power electronics, software, electromagnetics, mechanical design, thermals, and structures.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse team 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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

To work on Defence project, the right candidate will need to be UK based, have the right to work in UK, not be a US national and have been cleared through the company’s BPSS checks (Baseline Personnel Security Standard).

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

Closing date: 1st October 2023

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £40.00-£55.00 per year

Benefits:

• Life insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol, BS34 7QE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• What are your notice period and annual salary expectations (in GBP, gross amount)?
• Would you require visa sponsorship (either to begin your employment in this role or at some point in the future)?

Experience:

• Electrical Engineering: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol, BS34 7QE

Reference ID: JR6102869