Lead Electrical Systems Engineer - Site-Specific SMR (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 12.5%

Benefits allowance

Pension 12% employer / 6% employee

Holidays 28 days (+ holidays)

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Home office support

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is recruiting two Lead Engineer – Electrical Systems (Site Specific Design) roles. The positions will drive electrical architecture for site-specific SMR variants, aligning with the generic design while addressing local regulatory and licensing needs.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage interfaces, and ensure design traceability from requirements through verification. Hybrid work locations include Derby, Manchester or Warrington, UK.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
• Equivalent knowledge and experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering delivery for site-specific SMR design variants.
• Maintain alignment between site-specific designs and the generic design baseline.
• Assess site-specific requirements, assumptions, constraints and interfaces.
• Translate plant, operational, safety and site requirements into electrical system specifications.
• Provide technical leadership across system owners, component owners and interfacing disciplines.
• Ensure site-specific electrical designs remain compliant with applicable requirements and standards.
• Support systems engineering activities including requirements management, interfaces, assumptions and traceability.
• Define and support verification and validation activities for site-specific electrical requirements.
• Support design reviews, technical assurance and configuration control activities.
• Act as an intelligent customer for partner and supply chain electrical design activities.
• Provide design evidence to support safety case, licensing and regulatory activities.
• Support procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance activities where affected by site-specific design decisions.
• Coach and mentor engineers across the Electrical Systems team.

Skills

Electrical lifecycle

Nuclear/regulated industries

Electrical system architecture

Systems engineering principles

Design change management

Regulatory knowledge

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR is recruiting two Lead Engineer – Electrical Systems (Site Specific Design) roles. The positions will drive electrical architecture for site-specific SMR variants, aligning with the generic design while addressing local regulatory and licensing needs.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage interfaces, and ensure design traceability from requirements through verification. Hybrid work locations include Derby, Manchester or Warrington, UK.