Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Module Assembly

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity 12.5%

Pension 12% employer contribution

Life Assurance 6x pensionable salary

Flexible working options

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for Module Assembly to lead demonstrators and experiments across Derby, Manchester or Warrington with hybrid working. Weekly travel to Factory 2050 is required, and BPSS security checks apply.

You will coordinate internal teams, suppliers and partners to ensure timely, safe and cost-effective delivery of advances in modular assembly. The role spans design-for-manufacture, process development and production-readiness, with

Qualifications

• Significant practical experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering in a regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of design for manufacture and assembly and production-readiness principles.
• Experience delivering high-value or complex R&D, industrialisation or NPI projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of modularisation demonstrators and experiments to meet technical requirements.
• Assess designs and processes for manufacturability and testability.
• Coordinate internal, supplier and delivery-partner resources to meet budgets and schedules.
• Define and plan engineering work packages; manage risks and interfaces.
• Engage cross-functional teams to align requirements and priorities.
• Capture lessons learned to inform future design and industrialisation decisions.
• Contribute to multi-million pound programmes and ensure safety, quality and cost targets.
• Deliver module assembly strategies in line with the modularisation approach.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Design for manufacture

Assembly sequencing

Project management

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Education

Professional Engineer qualification (e.g. ECUK IEng or CEng)

Tools

BPSS clearance

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Module Assembly

Location: Derby, Manchester or Warrington (Hybrid Working Available) Travel to Factory 2050 once a week is also required.

Reporting to the MDP Delivery Lead, the Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Module Assembly will provide senior manufacturing engineering expertise to support the Modularisation Development Programme (MDP). The role will enable the successful delivery of demonstrators and experiments used to validate module design, manufacturing and assembly methods. The role has no direct line-management responsibility but will define resource requirements and coordinate functionally allocated internal, supplier and delivery-partner resources to achieve agreed technical, safety, quality, cost and schedule outcomes. Working across design, manufacturing, facilities, quality, procurement and project delivery, the role will ensure that robust, production-relevant solutions support the integrity and performance of advanced nuclear technologies.

The Challenge

We need you to lead the delivery of module assembly demonstrators and experimental programmes that support the development of our modularisation approach. Working across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, facilities and supply chain teams, you'll help ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required technical standards. This role combines project leadership, technical delivery and people leadership, providing a unique opportunity to influence how our future products are manufactured and assembled.

What You'll Be Doing

• Modularisation demonstrators and experiments are delivered to agreed technical requirements, safety and quality expectations, cost and schedule.
• Designs, manufacturing processes and assembly methods are robustly assessed for manufacture and are capable of producing the required experimental outputs.
• Demonstrator delivery aligns with the Rolls-Royce SMR modularisation strategy, methods and intended module assembly approach.
• Resource requirements are identified early, secured through the relevant functions and delivery partners, and coordinated effectively to support project delivery.
• Manufacturing engineering work packages are clearly defined, planned, monitored and controlled, with risks, issues and dependencies actively managed.
• Cross-functional teams, suppliers and delivery partners work to clear requirements, interfaces, priorities and delivery expectations.
• Manufacturing knowledge, evidence and lessons from demonstrator activity are captured and communicated to inform future design and industrialisation decisions.
• Functional coordination of internal, supplier and delivery-partner resources against agreed project and work-package plans.
• Contribution to projects and work packages with budgets potentially extending to several million pounds annually.
• Delivery performance measured through achievement of technical requirements, experiment outputs, milestones, cost, safety and quality expectations.

What We're Looking For

• Significant practical experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering, including the delivery of high-value or complex research and development, new product introduction, industrialisation or capability-acquisition projects.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of design for manufacture and assembly, manufacturing process development, assembly sequencing, tooling, facilities and production-readiness principles.
• Demonstrated ability to model strong safety behaviours and apply quality-focused engineering judgement in a regulated environment, including respectfully challenging others and helping to build a strong safety culture.
• Strong communication, stakeholder-management and supplier-engagement skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams at all levels and provide clear technical direction without relying on direct authority.
• Proven ability to define, plan, resource, monitor and control engineering projects, work packages and technical deliverables, ensuring delivery to agreed cost, quality and schedule.
• Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/foundation degree or other national equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
• Recognised professional engineering accreditation (e.g. ECUK IEng or CEng) is preferred.
• Significant experience in manufacturing/industrial engineering, particularly in a regulated environment (nuclear, aerospace, defence).
• Professional qualification in project management (e.g. APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, or equivalent) is desirable.

Why Rolls-Royce SMR? You'll join a team building something truly transformative. Our people work on challenging problems, collaborate across disciplines and contribute to one of the UK's most significant industrial programmes. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Research shows that some people are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement.

Reward & Benefits

• Salary: £50,650 -66,500
• Benefits Allowance: £2,200 per year
• Bonus Opportunity: 12.5%
• Pension: 12% Employer Contribution
• Life Assurance: 6x pensionable salary
• Income Protection: 50%
• Holiday: 28 days plus bank holidays
• New Joiner Payment: £250
• Flexible and part-time working options available
• Security & Eligibility This role requires BPSS clearance. Background screening, including security and financial probity checks, will be completed as part of the recruitment process.
• Pay Range: - £

Why Join Us?

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

Our Application Process

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

We are Rolls-Royce SMR – A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years. With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future.

We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional – and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.

Our culture At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge. Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work.

We are a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer a flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment. We provide opportunities for growth and innovation, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion.

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