Methods Development Engineer - Submarines

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Derby is seeking a Methods Development Engineer for their Submarines Business. The role involves developing engineering methods to ensure component safety and availability. Strong experience in software development, particularly in Python, structural integrity analysis, and material modelling is required. Candidates must hold UK nationality and Security Clearance, with Rolls-Royce supporting clearance applications.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development with Python.
• Strong grounding in structural integrity analysis.
• Familiar with thermal hydraulic analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development life-cycle for component safety.
• Conduct preliminary literature reviews.
• Obtain regulatory approvals for methods developed.

Skills

Software development, preferably Python

Structural integrity analysis

Material modelling of polycrystalline materials

Thermal hydraulic analysis

Distilling literature information

Probabilistic methods

Statistical analysis

Tools

DevOps

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

Overview

Methods Development Engineer - Submarines — Full Time — Derby, Raynesway.

Rolls-Royce has an excellent opportunity for a Methods Development Engineer to join our Submarines Business in Derby.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the development life-cycle to increase the availability and safety of components in-service, including: preliminary literature reviews to generate hypotheses
• Physical testing to provide validation
• Reporting and obtaining regulatory approval
• Implementation of the developed methods as quality-assured software

• Presenting to senior stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds
• Report writing

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.

• Software development, preferably Python
• Structural integrity analysis
• Material modelling of polycrystalline materials
• Thermal hydraulic analysis
• Distilling literature information into a form which can be used to develop an engineering method
• Probabilistic methods
• Statistical analysis

Desirable Experience

• DevOps
• Industrial codes namely: R6, ASME III
• Finite Element Analysis

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.

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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.