Senior Engineer - Verification & Validation Delivery (Electrical)

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,650 - 66,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement 28 days + PH

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Home office support

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is recruiting a Senior Engineer for Verification & Validation Delivery (Electrical) to lead V&V strategies and coordinate with design leads. The role requires mentoring junior engineers, ensuring safety-critical compliance, and delivering robust verification across the plant lifecycle.

The position is hybrid, with Derby, Manchester or Warrington as the primary site. Applicants should have experience in safety-critical verification, strong analytical skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Experience in verification and validation of new products in safety-critical industries.
• Experience leading complex engineering projects; nuclear experience preferred but not essential.
• Experience identifying, managing and escalating technical and programme risks.
• Ability to resolve issues while ensuring quality and safety standards.
• Strong collaboration and communication across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop verification and validation strategies within your area of responsibility.
• Act as an intelligent customer in the V&V of the plant and across the RR SMR business.
• Support the verification and validation of the safety case.
• Produce reports for regulatory bodies and present findings with regulators.
• Define objectives and requirements for verification activities and align with delivery teams.
• Review and collect evidence of verification activities across internal teams and the supply chain.
• Collate evidence and assess compliance against requirements.
• Coach and review the work of others to elevate technical quality.
• Perform detailed technical checks and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Ensure compliance with relevant nuclear and safety‑critical standards (IEC 61508/61513/61226).

Skills

Verification & Validation

Safety-critical

Project leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Systems-thinking

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Engineer – Verification & Validation Delivery (Electrical)

We are Rolls‑Royce SMR, working on a once‑in‑a‑career opportunity to revolutionise the nuclear industry. The Development Engineering organisation accounts for proving that the SMR power station design meets its objectives and requirements, delivering comprehensive evidence through verification, testing, demonstration and research programmes. This spans nuclear engineering and wider engineering disciplines.

About the Role

This role leads the Verification & Validation (V&V) process to verify that the power station design meets its requirements. The Senior Engineer will develop comprehensive verification strategies, coordinate execution with design leads, mentor junior V&V engineers, and ensure technical quality and compliance with safety‑critical standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop verification and validation strategies within your area of responsibility.
• Act as an intelligent customer in the V&V of the plant and across the RR SMR business.
• Support the verification and validation of the safety case.
• Produce reports for regulatory bodies and present findings with regulators.
• Define objectives and requirements for verification activities (e.g. rig tests, analyses) and agree these with delivery teams.
• Review and collect evidence of verification activities across internal teams and the supply chain.
• Collate evidence and use it to assess compliance against requirements.
• Manage technical interfaces across functions to ensure coherent and efficient technical solutions.
• Coach and review the work of others to elevate technical quality across the team.
• Perform detailed technical checks and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• Ensure compliance with relevant nuclear and safety‑critical standards (e.g. IEC 61508, IEC 61513, IEC 61226).

Key Skills & Experience Required

• Experience in verification and validation of new products, ideally in a safety‑critical and highly regulated industry.
• Experience leading complex engineering projects; nuclear experience preferred but not essential.
• Experience identifying, managing and escalating technical and programme risks.
• Ability to resolve issues while ensuring quality and safety standards.
• Strong supplier and customer relationship management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to unite multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong analytical skills and a methodical approach.
• Systems‑thinking mindset with experience collaborating across engineering disciplines.
• Degree in an engineering discipline recognised by a professional body, or working towards this.

Preferred Backgrounds

• Electrical power systems and high‑voltage networks (connectivity & instrumentation experience desirable).
• Equipment qualification on a nuclear project or qualification of components in a safety‑critical environment.
• Experience in a highly regulated industrial or nuclear environment.

Location & Working Arrangements

Hybrid working. The primary site will be one of Derby, Manchester or Warrington.

Salary & Package

Salary band: £50,650 – £66,500, depending on skills, values and knowledge.

• Bonus – Performance‑related target opportunity 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package
• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays – 28 days (+ public holidays) with ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover
• Life Assurance – 6 × pensionable pay
• Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident organisation and are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.