methods development engineer submarines

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Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Methods Development Engineer for its Submarines Business in Derby. The ideal candidate will develop innovative methods to ensure the safety and availability of marine components, involving testing, analysis, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. This role offers extensive development opportunities in a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Excellent development opportunities

Competitive salary and bonus

Employee support assistance

Discounts

Qualifications

• UK Security Check (SC) clearance required.
• Experience in probabilistic methods is essential.
• Knowledge of industrial codes like R6 and ASME III is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development lifecycle for methods to enhance availability and safety.
• Conduct preliminary literature reviews and validation testing.
• Report findings and obtain regulatory approval.

Skills

Software development

Structural integrity analysis

Material modelling

Thermal hydraulic analysis

Statistical analysis

Tools

Python

DevOps

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Methods Development Engineer - Submarines

Type: Full Time

Location: Derby, Raynesway

Rolls-Royce has an excellent opportunity for a Methods Development Engineer to join our Submarines Business in Derby. As a methods development engineer, you will actively develop methods to increase the availability and safety of components in-service. This involves leading the entire development lifecycle, which includes:

1. Preliminary literature reviews to generate hypotheses
2. Physical testing to provide validation
3. Reporting and obtaining regulatory approval
4. Implementation of the developed methods as quality assured software

Why Rolls-Royce? We are a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority. Join us for an environment where you can be yourself, with an inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in your growth and offers extensive career opportunities.

The component methods team comprises engineering and software developers from diverse backgrounds working within an agile framework to generate innovative software and methods solutions for challenging problems. The role offers opportunities in structural integrity and thermal hydraulic fields, with potential to expand academic collaborations and increase presence in the international community through conferences.

What we offer: Excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, bonus, employee support assistance, and discounts. We support hybrid working, balancing office, home, and remote work, with an expectation to attend the workplace approximately three days per week.

Key responsibilities include:

• Dealing with uncertainty
• Presenting to senior stakeholders from various backgrounds
• Report writing

Ideal candidate profile: At Rolls-Royce, we value agility, boldness, collaboration, and simplicity. Essential skills and experience include:

• Software development, preferably in Python
• Structural integrity analysis
• Material modelling of polycrystalline materials
• Thermal hydraulic analysis
• Distilling literature into usable engineering methods
• Probabilistic methods
• Statistical analysis

Desirable experience: DevOps, industrial codes such as R6 and ASME III, Finite Element Analysis.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion. To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines, you need to hold a UK Security Check (SC) clearance, which Rolls-Royce will support in your application process. Due to the nature of the work, you must hold a UK nationality, and dual nationals require additional background checks.

Job Category: Mechanical Systems

Posting Date: 19 May 2025; 00:05

Application End Date: [Date not specified]

Keywords: Marine Engineer, Location: Derby, ENG - DE23 8NX