Power Beam Welding Engineer Submarines

Job DescriptionJob Title: Power Beam Welding Engineer - SubmarinesWorking Pattern: Full timeWorking location: Derby (Raynesway)What you will be doing:As a Power Beam Welding Engineer you will influence the design and manufacture of key components that sit within the heart of the Submarines Pressurised Water Reactor system ensuring the selection of appropriate welding techniques processes and procedures. With quality simplification and delivery at the forefront of your mind you will drive continuous improvement projects from initial concepts to final completion and implementation liaising with the wider Manufacturing and Engineering teams to collaboratively deliver the right outcomes for the business.Responsibilities:With this exciting opportunity you will:Influence the design and manufacture of key components that sit within the heart of the Submarines Pressurised Water Reactor systemDrive continuous improvement projects from initial concepts to final completion and implementationPlay a key role in ensuring an uninterrupted manufacturing plant.Support a mixture of emergent shop floor issues from product non-conformance root cause investigations and cell performance to supporting welders and managing Welder Qualifications in line with industry and internal standardsSupport manufacturing meetings and reviews with the goal of ensuring SQCDP metrics are on target and in line with business requirements.Liaising with the wider Manufacturing and Engineering teams to provide expertise and knowledge is vital within this role.Who were 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.Required skills and experience:Strong analytical capability and sound judgement; broad technical background.Experience with special processes such as welding NDE or heat treatment.Proven ability to conduct root cause investigations involving fundamental process data as well as consideration of human factors.Competence in developing special process data cards and implementing associated process controls.Experience working with high-integrity products in highly regulated indutries.Awareness of and commitment to product safety.Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/foundation degree or other national equivalent) in an engineering discipline.Desirable skills and experience:Professional welding qualifications (e.g. International Institute of Welding (IIW) / European Welding Federation (EWF) Welding Engineer or Technologist status IEng or Ceng status NVQ in welding MSc Welding Engineering)Prior experience in electron beam or laser processing (welding additive manufacture cladding cutting/drilling).Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.We are an equal opportunities employer. Were 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 well 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 Our people Rolls-RoyceTo 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 dont 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.Grade: 7/9Closing date: 14/12/2025Job CategoryManufacturing EngineeringPosting Date01 Dec 2025; 00:12Posting End Date14 Dec 2025 Key Skills NDT,Smaw,Aluminium,Stainless Steel,API,CAD,SolidWorks,Tig Welding,Welder Fabricator,Welding Inspection,Welding,Engineering supports,Fcaw,Technical Reports,Trouble shoot Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1