Criticality Physicist - Submarines

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Criticality Physicist Submarines

Full Time / sitebased

Derby UK

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Criticality Physicist to join RollsRoyce Submarines in Derby. At RollsRoyce Submarines we are the sole provider and technical authority for propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navys nuclear submarine fleet.

This position offers you an exciting opportunity to work in a pivotal role within the RollsRoyce Submarines business.Based in the Reactor Engineering business unit you will work within the Criticality team to support the design manufacture transport commissioning maintenance and disposal of submarine reactor cores.

Why RollsRoyce

RollsRoyce 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.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include:

• Paid overtime.
• Generous holiday and additional holiday allocation.
• Pension plan RollsRoyce will contribute up to 12 into your pension pot.
• Company Bonus.
• Share schemes.
• Employee support assistance.
• Employee discounts.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.

Join us and well provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive digitalfirst 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.

What youll be doing:

You will be accountable for the delivery of delegated major technical work packages to agreed time quality and cost. This will include criticality safety analysis to underpin safe operation across the reactor core lifecycle and to undertake Research & Technology projects to ensure that RollsRoyce stays at the forefront of the industry.

• Being directly responsible for the delivery of highly specialised technical work packages in support of the submarine programme using cutting edge tools and methods collaborating with other technical areas to deliver successful outcomes.
• Monitoring of progress on task activities and reporting against the baseline plan.
• Identifying and managing risks and opportunities within the scope of technical work packages.
• To work with the Group Leader to establish commitments budgets and targets for the delegated projects and to provide regular updates on progress in line with business requirements.

Who we are looking for:

Being a part of RollsRoyce youll know we put safety first do the right thing keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• An academic background with degree in relevant engineering or scientific subject (MPhys MSc PTNR NTEC and/or Chartered Physicist or Engineer Desirable)
• Knowledge of the fission process and neutron transport theory.
• Understanding of reactivity control parameters and how they impact fissile systems.
• Independent and collaborative problemsolving skills.
• Ability to plan organise and deliver quality work packages to budget and schedule.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders via verbal and written forms of communication.

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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving.

We believe the more diverse perspectives we have the more successful well 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 Inclusion strategy at Our people RollsRoyce

To work for the RollsRoyce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. RollsRoyce 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 individualswho are a UK national or in MoD approved cases a dual national.

Grade: NGS 710

For further information please contact: Norbert Ferto

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