Electrical Systems Manager - Analysis

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 12.5%

Benefits allowance

Pension

Holidays 28 days

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Home office support

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is recruiting an Electrical Systems Manager – Analysis to lead a team delivering lifecycle electrical analysis for the SMR programme. You will define work plans, oversee studies from design to substantiation and ensure robust, compliant outputs for safety and performance.

You will collaborate with systems engineering, safety, and suppliers, manage risks, and drive capability growth across a hybrid site model in Derby, Manchester or Warrington.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience leading electrical engineering teams and delivering technical work packages.
• Experience in electrical power system analysis across HV and LV systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of electrical engineers delivering analysis across the SMR programme.
• Define and manage work plans for electrical systems analysis activities.
• Deliver electrical system studies supporting design development, validation and substantiation.
• Ensure system designs meet requirements through robust analysis and technical assurance.
• Produce and review technical outputs including reports, calculations and presentations.
• Support verification and validation activities across the electrical systems lifecycle.
• Identify and manage risks, assumptions and uncertainties within analysis activities.
• Develop and maintain analysis processes, tools, standards and approaches.
• Engage with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure integrated system delivery.
• Interface with regulators, customers and external stakeholders where required.
• Manage suppliers and contract partners delivering specialist analysis.
• Support team development, performance management and capability growth.

Skills

Electrical power analysis

Lifecycle analysis

Lead engineering teams

Technical leadership

Communication to stakeholders

Supply chain management

Team development

Risk & uncertainty management

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Role Title: Electrical Systems Manager – Analysis

We are Rolls‑Royce SMR and we’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once‑in‑a‑career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy. The Electrical Systems function is responsible for defining and delivering the electrical infrastructure that underpins the SMR power station. Electrical Analysis plays a critical role in ensuring the design is robust, validated and compliant across the full lifecycle, supporting both safety case requirements and plant performance.

About the Role

As an Electrical Systems Manager – Analysis, you will provide technical leadership across the lifecycle analysis of electrical systems for the SMR programme. You will lead and develop a team of electrical engineers, setting the work plan for electrical systems analysis and ensuring delivery of high‑quality analysis services to internal engineering stakeholders. Your team will support the full breadth of electrical systems, from grid connections through to HV and LV distribution and essential plant systems. You will be accountable for the delivery of electrical analysis across design optioneering, system validation and design substantiation. This includes working closely with systems engineering, safety and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that analysis outputs provide robust evidence for the SMR safety case. You will also play a key role in managing work packages across the supply chain, acting as an intelligent customer and ensuring quality, consistency and technical rigour across all analysis activities.

We’ll Need You To

Lead and manage a team of electrical engineers delivering analysis across the SMR programme

Define and manage work plans for electrical systems analysis activities

Deliver electrical system studies supporting design development, validation and substantiation

Ensure system designs meet requirements through robust analysis and technical assurance

Produce and review technical outputs including reports, calculations and presentations

Support verification and validation activities across the electrical systems lifecycle

Identify and manage risks, assumptions and uncertainties within analysis activities

Develop and maintain analysis processes, tools, standards and approaches

Engage with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure integrated system delivery

Interface with regulators, customers and external stakeholders where required

Manage suppliers and contract partners delivering specialist analysis

Support team development, performance management and capability growth

Key Skills Required

We know there’s no such thing as the ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet around 75% of the criteria below, we’d love to hear from you:

• Strong experience in electrical power system analysis across HV and LV systems
• Experience across the electrical system lifecycle including design, analysis and substantiation
• Proven ability to lead and manage engineering teams and deliver technical work packages
• Experience using electrical analysis tools and performing static and dynamic system studies
• Knowledge of electrical codes, standards and equipment (e.g. switchgear, transformers, cabling, protection systems)
• Experience reviewing and approving technical outputs from engineers and suppliers
• Understanding of systems engineering principles and integration of analysis into design decisions
• Experience working in highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Defence, Aerospace, Rail or Oil & Gas
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to stakeholders
• Experience with supply chain management and acting as an intelligent customer
• Ability to develop teams, coach engineers and drive high performance

Qualifications

Degree‑qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

Location

Hybrid working with one of the following as your primary site: Derby, Manchester or Warrington.

Salary and Package

The salary band for this role will be between £60,000 – £78,750 dependent on the skills, values and knowledge you bring. There may be flexibility in exceptional cases, reflecting the leadership responsibility and technical depth of the role.

Benefits include

• Bonus – Performance‑related target opportunity up to 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package
• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays – 28 days (+ public holidays) with the ability to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover
• Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay
• Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters

Selection Process

The closing date for this role is 21st October 2026. The process will begin with an introductory call with the Talent Acquisition Partner, with interviews being able to take place straight away.

Pay Range

£60,000.00 - £78,750.00

Why Join Us

You’ll be joining a forward‑thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

We are Rolls‑Royce SMR

A career with Rolls‑Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls‑Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls‑Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low‑carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls‑Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future. We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths‑based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls‑Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.

Our culture

At Rolls‑Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths‑based organisation.

Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.

Rolls‑Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.

We are a forward‑thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone can thrive.

What we offer At Rolls‑Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands. Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance.

Your career journey at Rolls‑Royce SMR, we don’t just want you to contribute, we want you to grow. We have open dialogue with our employees to understand the ambitions for their career and set plans to achieve them. Whether it’s helping you obtain formal qualifications or pairing you with a mentor, Rolls‑Royce SMR will provide you with a fulfilling career.

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