Senior Electrical Design Engineer

England, United Kingdom

4/4/2025

Ref: 275

Department: Engineering - EC&I

Location: Derby, Manchester, Warrington

Employment type: Full-time

Salary: £48,000 - £62,500

Closing date: 13/06/2025

Role Related

Role Title: Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Hybrid working with one of the following sites as a primary location: Derby, Warrington or Manchester

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 Senior Electrical Design Engineer , to be involved in industry leading, cutting-edge design project for a new type of power station.

• Reviews and agrees high level electrical requirements including their testability.
• Analyses and translates high level requirements into a validated design for the electrical system/component.
• Captures applicable design constraints (must meet conditions) and quality attributes (may be traded) that apply to the system/component.
• Captures requirements/constraints in line with the project’s processes for management of interfaces and requirements (e.g., requirements captured in IBM DOORS).
• Designs and implements electrical designs to meet design inputs.
• Works with the Verification team to define verification activities.
• Analyses electrical designs for functional behaviour, which may include modelling and simulation to demonstrate that the design meets the high-level requirements. Develops and reviews electrical tests that will provide evidence to demonstrate that the electrical requirements have been satisfied.
• Participates in and supports capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for the team, in conjunction with managers.
• Identifies and mitigates risks.
• Develops, implements, documents, and maintains policies, procedures, associated guidelines, tools, and training as required.
• Develops the knowledge required to provide advice / support to project teams and / or integrated product teams (IPT).
• Represents the electrical engineering area in meetings, working groups and integrated project teams as assigned.
• Works across the power station engineering teams, where required, to deliver standardisation and a commoditised approach to system and component development.
• Ensures that quality is maintained throughout the SMR project lifecycle by undertaking appropriate technical reviews and providing the required electrical engineering inputs to the project technical review gates.
• Discusses the electrical system design with external organisations including the nuclear safety regulator, potential customers, and suppliers.
  
  

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch, we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

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