NDE Research & Development Engineer - Submarines

NDE Research and Development Engineer - Submarines

Full Time, On-site

Derby, Raynesway.

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a NDE Research and Development Engineer to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby.

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 a Non-Destructive Evaluation Research and Development Engineer in Rolls-Royce you will be an integral part of our non-destructive testing group. As part of this team, you will help us to provide a comprehensive range of integrated surface inspection, Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) and condition monitoring services for all phases of the nuclear reactor lifecycle.

Working closely with other development teams within the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Services (IMRS) department, the NDE Research team is responsible for the identification, development and transfer of new and improved technologies into IMRS and the wider Submarines business.

Current activities involve:

• Development of bespoke software for ultrasonic finite element simulations
• Development of permanently installed ultrasonic monitoring systems
• Deployment of new phased array inspection techniques onto the nuclear plant
• Development of guidance material to support justification of high integrity inspections
• Design and support of high integrity inspection development and qualification

Project work ranges from research and development of solutions within IMRS to project management and technical oversight of subcontracted tasks (in both commercial companies and academic institutions), and leadership of tasks being conducted by doctoral students (including their supervision).

There are often opportunities to attend national and international conferences and there is also strong support for engineers working toward chartership. You will also be supported to obtain relevant practical NDE qualifications

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'll be doing :

You will be responsible for a Technical leadership of one or more projects, including planning and budgeting

• You will delivery of projects to time, cost and quality
• You will produce technical reports, presentation of your work, and dissemination of key results to stakeholders across the company

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.

Essential:

• A degree in physics, mechanical engineering, mathematics or any other relevant STEM discipline
• Software development experience or a strong familiarity with a high level scripting language (eg MATLAB, Python, C, etc.)
• The ability to produce clear, concise and accurate technical reports
• The ability to work in a highly technical environment, in multidisciplinary teams and to tight deadlines

Desirable:

• A postgraduate level research degree
• Experience of conducting experiments and trials in a lab environment
• NDE or related modelling experience (including explicit finite element codes or commercial NDE software, eg CIVA)
• Experience of NDE techniques or detection and imaging techniques in other fields

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

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 : 5th January 2024