Senior Nuclear Materials Engineer - Submarines

ZipRecruiter; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense manufacturer based in Derby is looking for a Senior Nuclear Materials Engineer. This role involves developing materials specifications and serving as a consultant for manufacturing teams in a safety-critical environment. Candidates should have a degree in materials engineering and experience with nuclear materials. The position offers competitive salary and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Excellent development opportunities

Competitive salary

Exceptional benefits including bonus and employee support

Qualifications

• Must hold a security check clearance for the role.
• Experience with nuclear materials is highly useful.

Responsibilities

• Develop materials specifications for new products.
• Act as a consultant for manufacturing process compliance.
• Develop new materials understanding through R&D.

Skills

Degree level qualification in a materials engineering subject

Experienced in working in a safety critical engineering environment

Understanding and appreciation of nuclear materials

Manufacturing processes and their effect on material properties

Materials selection and acquisition understanding

Defining and running materials test programmes

Communication skills

Ability to prioritise and take ownership of multiple work packages

Education

Degree in Materials Engineering

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Senior Nuclear Materials Engineer - Submarines

Full Time

Derby, UK

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Nuclear Materials Engineer to join the team based at Raynesway, Derby.

The core materials team are part of the Core Structural Integrity Department. The department is responsible for owning and continuously developing our materials knowledge and capability, through testing, research and development. We are also responsible for using this data to generate analysis models and methods, which we then use to assess the structural integrity of our components. We support the design, manufacture and through-life justification for the Rolls-Royce Nuclear Steam Raising Plant Core components.

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 will be doing

The core materials engineer role includes:

• Developing materials specifications for new products, materials and special processes.
• Acting as a consultant to the manufacturing teams on process compliance and non-conformance.
• Developing new materials understanding and capability through research and development programmes.

Who we're 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.

Key Skills and Experience

• Degree level qualification in a materials engineering subject.
• Experienced in working in a safety critical engineering environment.
• Understanding and appreciation of nuclear materials, including nuclear fuels.
• Manufacturing processes and their effect on material properties.
• Materials selection and acquisition and understanding of Technology Readiness Levels.
• Defining and running materials test programmes and interpreting the results.
• Communication skills, including formal report writing.
• Ability to prioritise and take ownership of multiple work packages.

Optional Additional Skills

• Data manipulation, modelling and automation.
• Creating and validating analytical material models.
• Through-life degradation, such as corrosion and effects of irradiation.
• Ability to work with agility and deal with emergent work packages.
• Appreciation for product safety and experience in safety substantiation.

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.

You can learn more about our global 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 individuals who are a UK or, in MoD approved cases, a dual .

Job Category

Engineering Materials

Posting Date

23 Jul 2025; 00:07

Posting End Date

03 Aug 2025