Senior Systems Design Engineer

We are Rolls-Royce SMR and we're doing something that's never been done before. We're revolutionising an industry. That's a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

Currently recruiting: Senior Systems Design Engineer

Reporting to the Manager for one of the Reactor Island systems groups, the Senior Engineer is responsible for design development of the Reactor Island Systems.

The role involves developing fluid system design concepts through gated design reviews, providing technical guidance and supervision to a small team of engineers. This includes ensuring the validity of the technical solutions developed under their direction, the delivery of a robust design and safety justification, supported by detailed performance and underpinning assessment; ensuring outputs comply with environment, safety, security and safeguards (E3S) objectives; and resolving emergent issues.

The candidate will be an experienced professional engineer in the field of nuclear fluid system/process system design with a strong proven record of delivering complex design programmes.

The role will require engagement and collaboration with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure the scope is progressed in accordance with all applicable requirements at all business levels.

Key Selection Criteria:

1. Nuclear industry domain knowledge including:

• Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) design, plant and behaviour.
• Reactor plant operations, philosophy and procedures.
• Environmental, Safety, Security and Safeguarding (E3S) regulations and principles (including application of As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) and Best Available Technique (BAT) principles).

• Systems engineering tools and techniques (e.g. functional modelling, Function Means Analysis (FMA), decision analysis), concept generation, assessment and selection.
• Requirements development (including development of structured Requirements, Evidence, Definition and Verification (REDV) data and information) and management.
• Functional interface development and management.

• Nuclear steam raising systems including duty, safety and containment systems.
• Waste systems including Liquid waste treatment system, Gaseous waste treatment systems, solid waste treatment, and storage and disposal practices.

• Development and management of design requirements.
• Process equipment sizing and specification.
• Fluid flow calculations.
• Generation of system operating principles.
• Generation of design documentation (P&IDs, design reports, definition documents).

• Definition of an engineering project/programme of work.
• Delivery of programme milestones in line with agreed plans and budgets.
• Management of risks.
• Monitoring of progress.
• Technical writing and communication.
• Technical checking and supervision.

Pay and benefits:

• Salary - £48,000 - £62,500
• A performance related bonus of up to 12.5%
• An attractive pension scheme with 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• You will also receive a flexible benefits allowance of £2,200, enabling you to create a bespoke package to suit your needs.
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holiday) with ability to buy additional days.
• BUPA personal health cover
• £250 one-off cash allowance on joining to spend on your home-office set-up

Company related:

Rolls-Royce SMR is a rare employer because it blends the world-class brand of Rolls Royce with an exciting start-up that has a hugely challenging mission. We're doing work that contributes to the survival of the planet. Because of our mission, there's a pace and energy that is palpable, and our leaders draw you in with their passion, energy, and determination.

We're one of a handful of employers who can genuinely say we're a strengths-based organisation - our people are here because of what makes them great, and our job is to help them make the best contribution of their careers doing work they love.

The start-up mentality coupled with our strengths-approach to people means there are opportunities to grow in ways and jobs you probably would be barred from doing in more traditional companies.

Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will have the capacity to generate 470MW of low carbon energy, equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes. It will provide consistent baseload generation for at least 60 years, helping to support the roll out of renewable generation and overcome intermittency issues.

Our Culture:

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Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.