Group Lead - Core Materials - Submarines

Job Description Group Lead - Nuclear Materials Engineer - Submarines Full Time Derby, UK An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineer with Group Leader Responsibilities for the Core Materials Team within the Core Structural Integrity Group, part of Reactor Engineering. The work of the Core Materials team is to analyse and substantiate the performance of all structural materials within our reactor cores, support the operation of the fleet, and provide materials support to component and work package owners across the Submarines enterprise. The engineer will support the team by taking responsibility for the Group Lead duties, utilising their strong track record of delivery while simultaneously broadening their technical experience and people leadership. Strong stakeholder management skills are essential for this role. Why Rolls-Royce? We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy 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 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: • Reporting to the Engineering Manager – Core Structural Integrity, you will lead a high performing team of engineers and be accountable for the delivery of their technical work packages to agreed time, quality, and cost. • Agreeing technical requirements and analysis outputs, chairing gated reviews and managing stakeholder and panel requirements for technical tasks. • Lead the recruitment of new engineers to resource a growing portfolio of work across the Dreadnought, SSN AUKUS, R&T, and NPPX projects. • Supporting the development and wellbeing of your team. • Working with the other Reactor Engineering group leaders to improve employee experiences through championing improvement activities within the Reactor Engineering business unit. • Conducting horizon scanning activities and building materials characterisation, development and capability acquisition programmes to support the CADMID product lifecycle and Research and Technology programme. • Monitoring your engineers’ progress against their plans. • Working with DBU specialists, Chief Engineering teams and external stakeholders at our various industrial partners and the MoD to maintain technical governance and deliver products that meet the Nuclear Safety Requirements. • Being responsible for the management, technical supervision and integration of work undertaken by our academic partners to meet the requirements of the delegated projects. 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. 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 at careers.rolls-royce.com 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. To express your interest or to find out more, please contact Simon Foster, Engineering Manager – Core Structural. Job Category Engineering Materials Posting Date 10 Dec 2025; 00:12 Posting End Date 23 Dec 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.