System Design & Integration

Job Description

Nuclear - System Design & Integration - Submarines
Full Time / Part Time
5 Days On-Site - Hybrid working may be agreed.

Opportunity in Derby

Rolls-Royce are looking for a people with a strong background in Systems Design & Intergration to join the team in Derby.

Our Systems Design Integration engineers, are responsible for problem resolution, defining requirements and designing and integrating products & systems. They perform concept level technical analysis to verify potential solutions.

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce Submarines we support the Royal Navy as the technical authority to the UK Ministry of Defence for naval reactor plants. We are also growing our submarine and nuclear sector capabilities.

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.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits, including paid overtime, 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:

• Apply understanding of NSRP and wider Nuclear product operation, product systems, sub-systems and interactions. Integrate and manage interfaces.
• Design of systems using Systems Engineering principals including the use of Robust Design tools & techniques to achieve optimum solutions at product and sub-system level.
• Applying knowledge of the importance of determining, managing & flowing system level requirements.
• Planning and management of product change, design technical approval and technical investigations.
• Verifying that the system meets the requirements and ownership of standardisation reports.
• Good inter-personal and presentation skills. Ability to communicate with and influence all levels including the customer.
• Work with and co-ordinate extended (i.e. not necessarily co-located) multi-disciplinary teams.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree or master’s in engineering or equivalent experience
• Strong technical knowledge in mechanical design methodologies and have an understanding of cross-discipline engineering concepts which include but are not limited to manufacturing engineering, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, thermal and mechanical analysis, cost engineering and product definition.
• An ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on a range of technical problems and make balanced decisions across technical and business parameters
• Good communication, presentation skills and an ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.

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. 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.

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

01 Jul 2025; 00:07

Posting End Date