Senior Transversals Engineer - Submarines

Senior Transversals Engineer - A Unique Opportunity with Rolls-Royce Submarines

Are you a seasoned engineer looking to make a significant impact in a critical and highly specialized field? Rolls-Royce Submarines is offering an exciting secondment opportunity for a Senior Transversals Engineer, a role that promises both professional growth and the chance to contribute to national security.

This position, based in Derby with a requirement for travel one week per month, places you at the heart of the Submarines Production Alliance. You'll be embedded within a platform team, reporting directly to the Chief Engineer. This is a unique chance to gain invaluable experience in a complex, multidisciplinary environment.

What This Role Entails:

As a Senior Transversals Engineer, your responsibilities will be broad and impactful, covering a wide array of critical platform aspects. You will be instrumental in:

• Managing and controlling whole boat hazards and damage hazards, ensuring the utmost safety and integrity.
• Addressing critical environmental factors such as airborne noise, internal and external operating environments.
• Overseeing aspects like design life, shock resistance, externally generated vibration, materials, coatings, corrosion, and containment strategies.
• Defining requirements and providing design control and steering to ensure integrated solutions.
• Integrating and influencing individual system designs from a transversals perspective, ensuring a holistic approach.
• Developing and implementing innovative ways of working within the Joint Design Authority (JDA) to effectively manage transversal-related risks and achieve optimal platform performance.
• Exercising Joint Design Authority responsibilities as a Safety Delegated Engineer, steering, controlling, and assuring the platform design integration.

Who We're Looking For: Key Attributes and Candidate Profile:

Rolls-Royce is built on core principles of safety first, doing the right thing, keeping it simple, and making a difference. These behaviours are integral to our assessment process and fundamental to success in this role. Ideally, you will possess:

• An Incorporated Engineer qualification as a minimum; Chartered Engineer status is highly desirable.
• A background in any relevant Engineering discipline, including but not limited to materials, structures, marine engineering, mechanical engineering, or Naval Architecture.
• While not essential, experience in the relevant domain will be a significant advantage.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, coupled with a proven ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary environment.

Advantages for Your Career Path:

This secondment offers a remarkable opportunity for professional development and career advancement:

• Exposure to cutting-edge technology: Work on world-class solutions that power, protect, and connect people globally.
• Critical National Infrastructure: Play a vital role in designing, supplying, and supporting the nuclear propulsion plant for the UK Royal Navy, a legacy spanning over 60 years.
• Holistic Engineering Experience: Gain a comprehensive understanding of complex systems and their interdependencies, moving beyond siloed specialisms.
• Leadership and Influence: Directly influence platform design and drive best practices in a safety-critical environment.
• Professional Growth: The secondment period of 1-2 years provides an extended opportunity to deepen your expertise and build a strong portfolio.
• Cultural Immersion: Be part of a culture that values individuality, diverse perspectives, and fosters innovation.
• Career Reinforcement: This role provides excellent experience for career progression within Rolls-Royce or the wider defence and engineering sectors.

Key Considerations for Candidates:

To ensure success in this role and to be considered for this opportunity, please note the following:

• Security Clearance: A Security Check clearance is a mandatory requirement for this position. Rolls-Royce will support your application for Security Clearance if you do not currently hold it.
• Nationality: Due to the sensitive nature of the work, applications can only be progressed from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.
• Travel Commitment: Be prepared for a commitment of approximately one week of travel per month.
• Secondment Nature: This is a secondment opportunity for a defined period of 1-2 years.

Joining Rolls-Royce Submarines means becoming part of a company with a rich history of innovation and a clear vision for the future. You'll contribute to a multi-year transformation programme aimed at making Rolls-Royce a high-performing, competitive, resilient, and growing organization. If you are driven by excellence, ingenuity, and a desire to make a tangible difference, this role is an exceptional step forward in your engineering career.