Electrical Machines Engineer

Job Description Electrical Machines Engineer Full Time Derby, Solihull or Bristol What you will be doing: We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Machines Engineer to join our team in the UK (Derby or Solihull preferred, Bristol possible). Our Electrical and Electronics team is part of E24S (Electrical, Electronics, Systems, Software and System Security) and supports all our operating sectors of Civil Aerospace, Defence, and Power Systems. Our current activities are focused heavily on electrification of products across the company main businesses, in particular developing electrical power generation, power conversion, energy storage, and electrical power distribution solutions. Projects vary in scope but include TRL1-6 technology development and capability acquisition programmes which may involve concept architecture studies, modelling, simulation, rig prototype development and rig testing, up to full scale product demonstrators, and moving into TRL6+ new product introduction programmes with associated validation and certification work. Responsibilities: In this exciting role, you will require in-depth knowledge of various types of electrical rotating machines, design and analysis, design for manufacture and assembly, verification and manufacturing processes are important to the role as is utilisation of electrical machine modelling and design tools. Excellent organisational & communication skills are vital as the role may require working on multiple projects simultaneously, and will involve communicating across, upwards and downwards within the organisation, as well as: Electrical machine development including requirements definition, trade studies, design and analysis. Design of electrical machines, from low TRL prototype demonstrators through to production standards, covering powers ranging from a few kW to several MW. Contribute to a wide range of electrical technologies from high power density, high speed electrical machines through to key enabling technologies to facilitate high temperature, harsh environment operation. Develop, implement and validate power systems and sub-systems that integrate electrical machines operating in both generation and motoring applications, involving AC-AC / AC-DC and DC-DC conversion stages that will connect to a grid, aircraft system or other loads. Work with manufacturing engineers and the wider supply chain on Design for X (e.g. Design for Manufacture, Design for Assembly, Design for Cost). Work with broader electrical team to develop complete power system requirements and solutions. Work with materials specialists to implement robust, well-understood solutions (e.g. insulation systems) into our machine designs for safe and reliable performance in challenging conditions. Produce clear, comprehensive product specifications, performance requirements and design documentation with input as necessary from mechanical, electrical and systems teams, as well as partners and suppliers as appropriate. Rig / laboratory testing of experimental systems with hardware or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL). Contribute to the maturity of Rolls-Royce electrical machine capability, including design and analysis process development and test facility development. Why Rolls-Royce? Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It 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. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working. Who we’re looking for: Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know 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. Minimum of a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Chartered Engineer status preferred. Significant experience in designing electrical machines for power generation systems for aerospace or similar adjacent industries (e.g. automotive). Experience or working appreciation of interfacing electrical components, including: inverters, energy storage devices, drives and powertrains. Experience with various types of electrical machine, with a good working knowledge of different machine types including Permanent Magnet, Switched Reluctance, Wound Field and Induction machines, with an understanding of the benefits and limitations of each machine type. Experienced in the use of electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical design packages for electrical machine design, including: Lower fidelity modelling tools such as MotorCAD. 2D and 3D electromagnetic and multiphysics FEA packages, for example COMSOL or ANSYS Maxwell. Optimisation tools such as iSight or Optislang is beneficial. An appreciation of electrical system analysis tools such as MATLAB/SIMULINK, PSPICE etc. Experience in writing technical documents such as: design reports, interface documents, procurement & test specification and electrical schematics. Familiarisation with aerospace certification standards, for example CS-25, CS-E, DO160, is beneficial. Excellent communication skills (i.e., verbal, written, and presentation) to both expert and non-expert audiences. Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be SNBG 7–10. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. We are 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 here. Grade: SNBG 7–10 Closing Date: Midnight 1st June 2025 For further information please contact: Douglas Herbert Recruiter: Andy Walsh – andy.walsh2@Rolls-Royce.com Job Category Electrical and Electronics Posting Date 23 May 2025; 00:05 Posting End Date 01 Jun 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.