Testing Capability Strategy Engineer – Submarines

Derby
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Experimental Test Strategy Engineer

Full Time

Derby

The Experimental Engineering team own the strategy for all Experimental Verification and Validation capability within the business (supporting in-service boats through to future boat projects and new technologies being investigated). We are looking for a proactive individual to join the test capability and strategy area to ensure the test capabilities and test facilities at Rolls-Royce Submarines and externally (academia and the supply chain) meet the Rolls-Royce Submarines' test data needs today and for the future.

The scope of the Experimental Test Strategy Engineer role includes investigating and determining (alongside technical customers) what data is needed, how it can be gathered, and where it should be generated. As a central cross-project role, the Experimental Test Strategy Engineer has unique visibility of how multiple different project demands can be optimally delivered individually or collectively. In turn, they steer/deploy the testing and measurement technology we have available today and where we ought to invest in developing these capabilities for the future.

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.

A number of exciting opportunities have arisen in the Rolls-Royce Submarines Technical Development Department, where the Experimental Engineering team has been formed to deliver a large body of experimental testing that the business is planning to do now and in the future. This is a great opportunity get involved in setting the vision for how we do experimental testing going forward.

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

As an Experimental Test Strategy Engineer your primary responsibilities will include:
Developing, implementing, and managing long term roadmaps for specific areas (including thermal hydraulic, high-fidelity measurement, acoustic, component, shock, materials and secondary propulsion testing) and for both new and existing test facilities, including their delivery.Integrating with key capability areas across the business to ensure the testing roadmaps provide the necessary test capability today and, in the future, to service the business testing needs. Including test, measurement, and data capabilities.Act as the point of contact for incoming test requests from across the business, undertaking the initial key stakeholder engagement and requirements and ensuring it is integrated into the right area of Technical Development.Generate the initial principal testing solution. Including capturing key testing requirements, owning the first stage of the test data acquisition tube map, shaping the key testing requirements, and leading the development and endorsement of the main testing options.Engage with the broader Experimental Engineering Team, as well as rig operators and technicians in our on-site engineering laboratory to deliver a suite of experimental testing programmes as required.Engage with external organisations and in research projects at our University Technology Centres, particularly in relation to fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and novel experimental measurement techniques.
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.

To be successful in this role, the following experience is desirable:
Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering or science-based subject.Experience of strategy and capability development and its implementation.Experience of conducting experimental testing to support technical development or V&V, relevant to engineering.Understanding measurement techniques, methods and accuracies.Understanding of the Submarine Enterprise and the role of test programmes within the V&V of our products.Good interpersonal, time management and problem-solving skills.Ability to work to Rolls-Royce company processes in order to ensure quality of output; and to Health, Safety and Environmental rules and legislation.
We're 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.

And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll 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 (url removed)

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 don't 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
.

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

28 Jan 2025; 00:01

Posting End Date

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