Mechanical Design Engineering Opportunities

Rolls-Royce; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Cardiff is seeking Mechanical Design Engineers for submarines. The role focuses on creating and justifying designs while integrating engineering concepts across disciplines. Candidates should possess a degree or equivalent experience in engineering and exhibit agility and problem-solving skills. The position offers excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits, including bonuses and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical design, particularly in nuclear, marine, or related fields.
• Degree-qualified or apprentice-trained in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Skills in integrating engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Create designs for components, assemblies, and systems.
• Integrate cross-discipline engineering concepts.
• Document mechanical engineering practices.
• Present evidence during technical reviews.
• Publish safety and technical reports.

Skills

Experience in mechanical design

Collaboration skills

Agility

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in engineering or apprenticeship

Job description

Job Title

Mechanical Design Engineering Opportunities - Submarines

Location

Cardiff

Work Schedule

5 Days On-Site

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 will 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.

As we continue to support the Royal Navy as the technical authority to the UK Ministry of Defence for naval reactor plants we are also growing our submarine and nuclear sector capabilities.

Relevant Work Areas

• Nuclear primary components including the reactor core
• Secondary propulsion components
• In‑service support and maintenance
• Special purpose tools and equipment
• Future product

What We Offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be responsible for the creation of component/assembly/systems designs and associated through‑life justification that meet their requirements and product attributes of life cost, availability and safety margins.

Additional Responsibilities

• Create solutions and justifications that are robust against variation taking account of the full life cycle (concept, design, manufacture, operation and disposal).
• Integrate cross‑discipline engineering concepts which include manufacturing engineering, simulation, materials testing and supply chain.
• Document and verify information against sound mechanical engineering practices and references.
• Present evidence at technical reviews in front of peers and expert panels.
• Publish safety and technical reports which are subjected to customer and regulatory scrutiny.

Who We Are Looking For

At Rolls‑Royce we embrace agility, boldness, 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.

• Ideally you will have experience in one of the above disciplines, although this does not need to be limited to submarines.
• It is preferable you are Degree‑qualified or Apprentice‑trained in a relevant engineering discipline; however, experience is equally beneficial.
• External skills/experience can be from industries such as Civil Nuclear, Marine, Petro‑Chemical and Oil & Gas.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We are 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. 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.

Security Clearance and Nationality

To work for the Rolls‑Royce Submarines business an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls‑Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently 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.