Safety Engineering Opportunities - Submarines

Rolls-Royce; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking Safety Engineers for its Submarines division in Glasgow to support nuclear propulsion systems for the Royal Navy. Candidates with various experience levels are encouraged to apply, offering an inclusive environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension and bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in nuclear safety engineering or related fields.
• Graduates eager to develop or experienced specialists welcome.

Responsibilities

• Conduct probabilistic safety assessments and manage nuclear safety cases.
• Collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams on submarine safety projects.

Skills

Probabilistic Safety assessment

Nuclear Safety Case

Human Factors

Safety & Reliability

Safety Coherency

Containment and Consequence

Criticality

Education

Degree in engineering or scientific discipline

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Rolls-Royce

Location:

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Safety Engineering Opportunities - Submarines

Full time or Part Time on site

Why Rolls-Royce ?

We’re a leader in nuclear propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority.

We have a number of Safety career opportunities within our Submarines business in Derby and our new satellite site that has recently opened in Glasgow.

So, if you have nuclear safety engineering experience or would like to train in this specialist area you could help power the submarines of today and build the solutions for tomorrow. We have over 100 employees working within nuclear safety roles today and plans to double this number over the next 4-5 years as our business expands into novel nuclear applications such as space and Micro Reactors, provision of nuclear propulsion for the Australian Navy and work with the MoD on Nuclear defence solutions for future generations.

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

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

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.

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.

We are looking for a number of safety engineers with a range of levels of experience from new graduates who are eager to develop, to experienced specialists who can bring new capabilities into leadership roles within the business.

Capabilities included in the roles are:

• Probabilistic Safety assessment
• Nuclear Safety Case
• Human Factors
• Safety & Reliability
• Safety Coherency
• Containment and Consequence
• Criticality

Ideally, you will have experience in one of the above disciplines, but this does not need to be limited to Submarines. We are also interested in candidates who come from industries such as civil nuclear, oil & gas, chemical process or rail.

It is preferable that you are Degree Qualified in an engineering or scientific discipline.

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. 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.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at

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.