Job Description
SSNA Fluid Systems Engineer
Full Time
Derby, Hybrid
The SSN AUKUS programme is setting out to deliver submarines on a scale never seen before in the UK. The Whole Plant Team are accountable for design and delivery of the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant. Within the engineering team we are responsible for defining the engineering strategy, programmes of work and technical governance. We also support co-ordination between the submarines enterprise partners, Rolls-Royce, MoD, BAE Systems and Babcock Marine.
As a SSNA Fluid System Design Engineer, working as part of the SSNA Whole Plant Team, you will be responsible for the creating systems and operational definitions for the primary plant systems. This is achieved through using systems engineering approaches to define the systems architecture and component requirements whilst robustly managing the systems integration into the nuclear steam raising plant through both functional and physical interfaces. As the system owner, you will also be responsible for the assessment, substantiation and safety case for the systems.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
What we offer
We offer excellent development opportunities, 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.
Responsibilities
The SSNA Fluid Systems Engineer will have the following responsibilities.
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce
To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.
Job Category
Mechanical Systems
Posting Date
01 Jul 2025; 00:07
Posting End Date
13 Jul 2025
SSNA Fluid Systems Engineer
Full Time
Derby, Hybrid
The SSN AUKUS programme is setting out to deliver submarines on a scale never seen before in the UK. The Whole Plant Team are accountable for design and delivery of the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant. Within the engineering team we are responsible for defining the engineering strategy, programmes of work and technical governance. We also support co-ordination between the submarines enterprise partners, Rolls-Royce, MoD, BAE Systems and Babcock Marine.
As a SSNA Fluid System Design Engineer, working as part of the SSNA Whole Plant Team, you will be responsible for the creating systems and operational definitions for the primary plant systems. This is achieved through using systems engineering approaches to define the systems architecture and component requirements whilst robustly managing the systems integration into the nuclear steam raising plant through both functional and physical interfaces. As the system owner, you will also be responsible for the assessment, substantiation and safety case for the systems.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
What we offer
We offer excellent development opportunities, 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.
Responsibilities
The SSNA Fluid Systems Engineer will have the following responsibilities.
- Resolve problems through evaluative judgements and through the application and understanding of standard methods. Analyse factual information from multiple sources, interpret results and identify effective solutions by applying their own technical knowledge, expertise and engineering judgement.
- Work within a team and be responsible for defined technical packages of work providing leadership and delivery against customer programme milestones with agreed costs, timescales and quality requirements.
- Work with our Submarines Enterprise partners; BAE Systems, MoD, Babcock Marine to provide innovative solutions to meet the SSNA programme outcomes such as improving submarine availability.
- Understand the company's business objectives and ensure that the work you do supports this. To act in accordance with both the company's values and those associated with being a professional engineer.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement ideas both within and outside your immediate sphere and prompt action across the wider team.
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
- Hold a PhD, Masters or Batchelors degree in an Engineering or relevant Science or Mathematics degree subject with suitable experience
- An experienced engineer, ideally within nuclear, or within a heavily regulated industry.
- Experience of design, justification, and safety case production of complex engineering systems.
- A good understanding of fundamental engineering principles and able to make rational risk-based decisions using analysis, empirical data and engineering judgement and experience.
- The ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and influence a broad range of stakeholders, both internal and external, to deliver the business and project outcomes.
- Be a challenging force to enable simplification and improvements to achieve business and programme outcomes.
- Strong planning and organising skills to manage short-, medium- and long-term activities and deliverables.
- Chartered Engineering Status (preferred)
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce
To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.
Job Category
Mechanical Systems
Posting Date
01 Jul 2025; 00:07
Posting End Date
13 Jul 2025