Configuration Engineer (In-Service)

Rolls Royce; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative engineering company in Derby seeks an In-Service Configuration Engineer to manage submarine configuration records and improve processes. Ideal candidates will have an engineering background, experience with data systems like IBM Maximo, and excellent communication skills. This full-time position offers competitive benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Exceptional benefits including bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Understanding of managing configuration of in-service products.
• Ability to input and manipulate data in database systems.
• Capable communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain configuration records of submarines.
• Deliver configuration control documentation.
• Manage life-limited components on submarines.
• Liaise with site office for asset inventory.
• Improve Maximo configuration processes.
• Provide configuration guidance within the business.

Skills

Engineering background

Experience with data manipulation

Customer focused communication skills

Education

HND or degree in engineering

Tools

IBM Maximo

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Configuration Engineer (In Service) - Submarines. Full Time (On Site). Derby. An exciting In-Service Configuration Engineer opportunity has arisen for a talented engineer to join our team in our Service Data Centre / Availability Centre, based at Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby.

As the In-Service Configuration Engineer, you will actively track, assess, and manage Rolls-Royce Submarines assets through configuration software and multi-site collaboration assisting in the nuclear deterrent operating as efficiently, and safely as possible.

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

As an In-Service Configuration Engineer, you will be:

• Managing and maintaining configuration records of all submarines currently in-build or in-service.
• Deliver, author / technical checking of configuration control documentation as required by the business.
• Management of life limited components fitted on submarines.
• Liaise with site office to ensure a current and up to date record of boat asset inventory and serviceability status during maintenance periods.
• Make continual improvements to Maximo / In-Service Configuration processes.
• Respond to queries within the business to provide configuration guidance when required and support resolution of problems with the in-service and in-build fleet.

Who we\'re looking for

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.

• An Engineering background ideally in Manufacturing or Process or Design with an understanding or experience of managing the configuration of an in-service product/asset.
• Experience of inputting and manipulating data in database systems (such as IBM Maximo and Cognos), or Microsoft Office based applications (e.g. Excel and Access, and Power BI).
• Customer focussed with capable communication and influencing skills working with all levels of stakeholders
• Ideally qualified to HND/ foundation degree / degree level, in engineering, or significant engineering experience.

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we\'ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, 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 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 Validation and Verification

Posting Date 17 Sept 2025; 00:09

Posting End Date 03 Oct 2025

PandoLogic. Keywords: Configuration Management Engineer, Location: Derby, ENG - DE23 8NX