In-Service Submarines Design Authority Engineer (MoD Secondment 2 Years) Submarines
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In-Service Submarines Design Authority Engineer (MoD Secondment 2 Years) - Submarines
Full Time
Bristol/Hybrid (3 days are in the office) Business Travel is available
What you will be doing
This role is a staff grade two-year secondment working within the In-Service Submarines Secondary Propulsion Design Authority team based at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol. It provides the successful candidate with an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment dealing with engineering challenges to ensure submarine platforms are available for national tasking. The role offers development opportunities through direct exposure to the inner workings of the Submarine Delivery Agency and the ability to directly influence submarine availability.
Responsibilities
Youll be working for MoD as a design engineer ensuring safety first:
- Ensuring Design Authority Requirements are being met
- Seeking opportunities to embed Rolls-Royce best practice within SDA process
- Leading small projects from concept to delivery to improve submarine propulsion plant availability
- Assist in defect diagnosis and rectification including determining potential mitigations and repair options which might entail travel to UK naval bases.
Why Rolls-Royce
This role sits within Rolls-Royce Submarines Services Delivery Business Unit under the PWR1 & 2 Chief Engineers team at MoD Abbey Wood.
Work with us and well welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.
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This role provides the successful candidate with opportunities to expand their non-Nuclear Steam Raising Plant knowledge in a multi-stakeholder environment. It will enable them to influence submarine availability through identification of improvements and promote the Rolls-Royce Submarines behaviours in a front line role.
We offer excellent development a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office home or another remote location. Its a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum were all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons frequency will depend on business needs nature of role what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.
Who were looking for
Being a part of Rolls-Royce 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.
- Educated to Bachelor degree level or equivalent in a Mechanical Engineering discipline or similar.
- Relevant experience working with mechanical systems or within mechanical design section.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence and gain agreement for complex or impacting programmes of work.
- Self-motivated with an ability to work in a dynamic fast paced in-service environment with a light touch from management.
- An awareness of the principles behind and aims of the RRSL Availability Optimisation
Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing competitive resilient business.
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.
Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy
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 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.
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Job Category
Mechanical SystemsPosting Date
27 Nov 2025; 00:11Posting End Date
11 Dec 2025
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