Radiation Physics and Shielding Engineer

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

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Radiation Physics and Shielding Physicist to join their Submarines team in Derby. This full-time role involves supporting the design and maintenance of submarine reactor plants, requiring a strong background in radiation physics and engineering. The position offers excellent development opportunities and a competitive salary within a collaborative and innovative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant engineering or scientific subject (MPhys, MSc, PTNR, NTEC, and/or Chartered Physicist or Engineer - Desirable).
• Knowledge of fission process, neutron, and gamma transport theory.
• Understanding of radiation shielding principles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver major technical work packages in support of submarine programme.
• Perform radiation physics analysis across reactor lifecycle.
• Monitor task activities and manage risks within technical work packages.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Degree in relevant engineering or scientific subject

Job description

Job Description

Radiation Physics and Shielding Physicist - Submarines

Full Time

Derby, UK

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Radiation Physics and Shielding Physicist to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby.

This position offers you an exciting opportunity to work in a pivotal role within the Rolls-Royce Submarines business.Based in the Reactor Engineering business unit, you will work within the Radiation Physics and Shielding team to support the design, manufacture, transport, commissioning, maintenance, and disposal of submarine reactor plants.

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’ll 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.

What we offer

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

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you’ll be doing :

You will be accountable for the delivery of delegated major technical work packages to agreed time, quality, and cost. This will include radiation physics analysis across the entire reactor and plant lifecycle, from concept and design stages through to In-Service support and decommissioning. In addition, you will undertake Research & Technology projects to ensure that Rolls-Royce stays at the forefront of the industry. Responsibilities include:

• Being directly responsible for the delivery of highly specialised technical work packages in support of the submarine programme using cutting edge tools and methods, collaborating with other technical areas to deliver successful outcomes.
• Monitoring of progress on task activities and reporting against the baseline plan.
• Identifying and managing risks and opportunities within the scope of technical work packages.
• To work with the Group Leader to establish commitments, budget and targets for the delegated projects and to provide regular updates on progress in line with business requirements.

Who we are looking for :

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• An academic background with degree in relevant engineering or scientific subject (MPhys, MSc, PTNR, NTEC, and/or Chartered Physicist or Engineer - Desirable)
• Knowledge of the fission process. Neutron, and gamma transport theory.
• An understanding of radiation shielding principles and methods involved in solving radiation transport problems.
• Independent and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• The ability to plan, organise and deliver quality work packages to budget and schedule.
• The ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders via verbal and written forms of communication.

We are 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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already 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 individualswho are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Job Category Validation and Verification Posting Date 19 May 2025; 00:05 Posting End Date