Supply Quality Engineer Submarines
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Supply Quality Engineer - Submarines
Full Time/Site based/Travel required with some international
Derby
Why Rolls-Royce
Our submarines business is responsible for the design manufacture supply and through-life support of nuclear propulsion-related products and systems in support of the Royal Navys submarine fleet. You can find out more about the amazing projects that we are working on here:- us and well provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive digital-first 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.
We offer excellent development a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include annual company performance bonus employee support assistance and employee discounts.
The Role:
Supply Quality Engineers (SQE) work within the Performance and Improvement Function in the Submarines business and are responsible for conducting product and documentation verification and final product release to our customers from the Rolls- Royces Manufacturing Business Units and the external supply chain. This vacancy is for both internal manufacturing facilities and external supply chain and may include significant amount of travel (mostly domestic) and potentially overnight stay requests of up to 4-5 days a week.
You will work with our Design Authority Manufacturing Engineers Supply Chain Planners and Buyers to ensure that all aspects of manufacture meet the requirements of the product definition and purchase order. The SQE will also experience significant interaction with our customers during the execution of this role.
What you will be doing:
As an SQE you will operate as the Rolls-Royce Submarines Independent Acceptance Authority ensuring contractual customer and regulatory requirements are satisfied. This includes (but not limited to)):
- To operate as an Independent Acceptance Authority for all products and services supplied by Rolls-Royce Submarines.
- To perform surveillance on Rolls-Royce Submarines materiel; both during manufacture and upon completion.
- To identify and act where manufacturing facilities and/or suppliers do not meet contractual customer & regulatory requirements by implementing Rolls-Royce non-conformance processes.
- To be the Rolls-Royce Submarines Quality representative at pre-contract reviews to:
1) ensure that purchase order requirements are fully understood by all stakeholders
2) plan surveillance based on risk and previous experience of the materiel and supply chain performance.
- To identify and escalate suppliers who do not meet quality expectations by generating and monitoring supplier right first time data.
- To contribute to improvement activities by coaching people with their understanding of Rolls-Royce Submarines requirements.
Who were looking for:
Being a part of Rolls-Royce youll know 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.
To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:
- Degree in an Engineering discipline will be preferred or ONC HNC with significant quality experience.
- Experience of the Nuclear Industry is preferred
- Experience of working with Submarines processes products and documentation is preferred but knowledge and experience working with a variety of manufacturing processes will be considered.
- Understanding of Nuclear Standards and Specifications
- Experience of ISO9001 root cause investigation would be advantageous but notessential.
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.
Were 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
To 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.
Please be aware that if this role is outside of your current business sector then T&Cs might differ from your existing agreements for further information please contact your HR PP directly.
Closing Date:
Grade: 7 - 10
Job Category
QualityPosting Date
17 Sept 2025; 00:09Posting End Date
30 Sept 2025Employment Type
Full-Time
