Electronic Systems Engineer - Submarines

Electronic Systems Engineer

Full time

Derby, Onsite with flexible working (In office 3 days a week, WFH 2 days a week)

Multiple exciting opportunities have arisen for Electronic Systems Engineers to work on the new generation of Submarine power electronics.

The power systems teams are responsible for the end-to-end design of the reactor power systems control from top level plant requirements, through vendor product design, and finishing off with system verification. There are opportunities in various areas of systems design and the successful candidates will be aligned to their strengths. The power systems team provide direct supply chain support to develop and approve the design solution. Additional support is provided to the shipbuilder through build and commissioning documentation and issue resolution.

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.

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 designing the power systems that control the reactor plant. Additionally, you will be:

• Specifying product level requirements and working with vendors to ensure these have been met.
• Verifying the final product against the original design requirements
• Managing the requirements, including traceability, through the product maturity gates.
• Reviewing and approving design intent documentation
• Support shipbuilder/vendor build and commissioning issue resolution/documentation .

Who we are 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

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent in an electronics engineering discipline,
• Member or a related professional engineering institution (eg The IET),
• Experience in architecture design and V&V, including requirements capture/analysis methods.
• Background in power electronics to enable an intelligent customer relationship.

One or more of the below is desired:

• Experience of using requirements management tools (eg DOORS)
• Proactive and automatous individual who can work the supply chain and various disciplines.
• Knowledge of motor design

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.

Closing date: 16th January 2024