Job Description

Job Title: Configuration Management Engineer – Nuclear Facilities - Submarines

Working location: Raynesway, Derby

We are currently recruiting for a Configuration Management Engineer to join our Design Authority (DA) function team for Rolls-Royce Submarines team based in Derby.

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:

Act as the Nuclear Facilities Design Authority (DA) representative in maintaining configuration of the facility design and safety baseline
Identify and capture Configuration Items (CIs) for building, structures, services, plant & equipment and data configurations. Work with multi-disciplinary teams to identify CIs for applicable artefacts, at applicable hierarchical levels, and throughout all lifecycle stages
Establish Design Baseline hierarchical structures of CIs that must be maintained throughout current and future lifecycle stages
Manage Asset Configuration through the transfer, processing and storage of as-manufactured and in-service executive configuration information. Establish As-Built hierarchical structures of CI’s to be maintained in-service and governed through appropriate change process
Manage the impact of modifications to the status of CIs in accordance with governing processes, legal, and contractual requirements. Engage with all change stakeholders to ensure accurate and effective implementation of modifications to CI and traceability of associated change records
Provide Status Accounting of configurations to support programme milestones, contractual requirements, and CI synchronisation activities. Configuration Status Records (CSR) include Bill of Materials (BoM) reports, to demonstrate asset and data completeness and maturity throughout all lifecycle stages including status of post baseline modifications
Establish and execute Configuration Audits to systematically compare requirements with results of specified verifications and validate the asset and data is consistent with its design documentation

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.

Engineering or Numerical degree (or equivalent with experience).
Knowledge of components/ systems functionality and numerical methods.
Experience of working on complex tasks that are novel and ambiguous.
Familiarity of the in-service Nuclear Facility operation environment, including regulatory and compliance requirements.
Experience in troubleshooting and/or problem resolution.
Experience in support/lead cross-functional teams e.g. specialists, suppliers, customers, partners.

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 Inclusion 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 national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Validation and Verification