Job Description

Standards Engineer - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Standards Engineer to join our Submarines Standards Office in Derby.

In this role, you will facilitate and coordinate the production and maintenance of various Rolls-Royce Standards which inform and complete our Product Definition alongside the component model and drawings. You will assist in translation of technical requirements from Subject Matter Experts across the business into clear, concise and formally-governed engineering documents.

Why Rolls-Royce?

We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s 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.

You will get exposure to a wide network of colleagues including senior leadership and with acquire a breadth of experience across the Nuclear Submarines business, our processes and products. Working closely with SME-s, there is an opportunity to gain a depth of understanding in specific engineering technologies.

What we offer:

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’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 will be doing:

You will coordinate maintenance and creation of various Rolls-Royce standards and will look after prioritisation of tasks and liaising with request originators, SME-s and stakeholders to secure resource, define clear and consistent requirements, and deliver the right standards at the right time.

Guiding SME-s and standards through the governing process (SUB WI M3-04)

Ensuring the standards and associated work files are correct and complete.

Learning key interfaces and making connections around the business.

Resolving contradictions and conflicts within requirements and standards. Seeking feedback on requirements documents and standards.

Coordination of ballots and stakeholder reviews.

Supporting SME-s in authoring of design and engineering standards and substantiation/basis documents.

Technical checking of standards to ensure that the requirements placed by various stakeholders fit together cohesively, are reasonable and achievable.

Editorial checking of draft standards to the Submarines Standards format and style. 

Presenting at formal governance approval boards.

Who we are 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.

Apprenticeship or degree-level engineering qualified (or equivalent).

Self-motivated, enthusiastic, tenacious, and resilient.

Knowledge/experience of national/equivalent standards and techniques in one or more of the following disciplines will be advantageous: engineering, design, quality, processes, manufacturing, inspection.

Experience in managing and reconciling differing opinions from wide ranges of stakeholders.

An eye for detail and seeking simplicity.

Bold and able to challenge the status quo.

Experience in writing/maintaining Engineering documents is desirable as is experience of managing programmes/interdependencies.

Awareness of the structure and requirements of standards and their interaction within a wider landscape is desirable.

                  

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. 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 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

Mechanical Systems

Posting Date

17 Jan 2025; 00:01

Posting End Date

31 Jan 2025