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Department: Operations & Construction Readiness
Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: £48,000 - £62,500
Closing date: 15/09/2025
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Role Title: Digital Manufacturing Engineer – Civils & Construction
Location: Derby, Warrington or Manchester, UK based hybrid
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.
We are now recruiting for the exciting role of
Digital Manufacturing Engineer – Civils & Construction.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to help realise our Digital Industrialisation Vision by building a complete digital record of the RR SMR power station, from concept to commissioning. This involves applying consistent data standards and a shared digital language across the entire value chain.
This role spans everything from CAD drawings and simulations to product details, instructions, physical components, and all the data and documentation created during build and commissioning. You’ll play a key role in supporting and evolving our digital systems and technologies, ensuring that people, processes, tools, and information are aligned and production ready.
You’ll collaborate closely with teams across Design, Manufacturing Engineering (ME), Supply Chain, Operations, and SMR IT to understand their business processes to define digital tools to standardise and simplify how we work. This includes improving how we use design data, developing new ways of working, creating and running simulations for on-site activities and material movement.
Together, we aim to define an end-to-end digital thread that supports delivery of RR SMR product and ensures that real-world data is captured and maintained throughout its lifecycle to provide future insights.
Key Responsibilities:
- Digital Systems Implementation
- Lead the development, deployment, and support of digital systems within construction and supply chain environments.
- Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to ensure robust and scalable solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across digital platforms and workflows.
- Safety and Compliance
- Ensure product and process safety through rigorous design and manufacturing assurance practices.
- Maintain compliance with all relevant legislation, standards, and codes of professional conduct.
- Project and Programme Management
- Define, plan, monitor, and control projects, programmes, and work packages.
- Deliver outcomes to agreed cost, quality, and schedule parameters.
- Communicate complex technical information in a clear and accessible manner to stakeholders at all levels.
- Requirements Engineering and Systems Design
- Collate and validate user requirements, translating them into actionable system specifications.
- Assess implications across digital system components: People, Process, and Tools.
- Define interfaces and data flows using mapping tools and articulate business and user impacts.
- Testing and Quality Assurance
- Develop and implement test procedures to mitigate risks associated with digital system deployment.
- Ensure systems meet business needs and user expectations through rigorous validation processes.
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
- Integrate effectively within multidisciplinary project teams in commercial environments.
- Foster strong working relationships with external partners and suppliers to ensure successful delivery.
Pay And Benefits
We anticipate paying a salary of between £48,000 - £62,500 DOE plus:-
- Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
- Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
- Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
- Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
- Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
- Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
- £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases
Company Related
We are Rolls-Royce SMR
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
At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.
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.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
