Power Beam Welding Engineer - Submarines

Job Description

Job Title:  Power Beam Welding Engineer - Submarines

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Derby (Raynesway)

What you will be doing:

You will influence how electron beam technology affects manufacture of key components that sit within the heart of the Submarines Pressurised Water Reactor system by ensuring the selection of appropriate welding techniques, processes and procedures. With quality, simplification and delivery at the forefront of your mind, you will drive continuous improvement projects from initial concepts to final completion and implementation, liaising with the wider Manufacturing and Engineering teams to collaboratively deliver the right outcomes for the business.

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

What you will be doing:  

With this exciting opportunity you will get a chance to be involved with the following:

• Using your existing Electron beam or Laser welding knowledge to develop Welds in complex assemblies and take them through Qualification, Production implementation and improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement projects from initial concepts to final completion and implementation
• Play a key role in ensuring an uninterrupted manufacturing plant.
• Support a mixture of emergent shop floor issues, from product non-conformance, root cause investigations and cell performance, to supporting welders and managing Welder Qualifications in line with industry and internal standards
• Support manufacturing meetings and reviews with the goal of ensuring SQCDP metrics are on target and in line with business requirements.
• Liaising with the wider Manufacturing and Engineering teams to provide expertise and knowledge is vital within this role.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce  embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role you will need to meet the following criteria:

• Prior experience in electron beam or laser processing (welding, additive manufacture, cladding, cutting/drilling)
• Strong analytical capability and sound judgement; broad technical background.
• Experience with special processes such as welding, NDE, or heat treatment.
• Proven ability to conduct root cause investigations involving fundamental process data as well as consideration of human factors.
•  Competence in developing special process data cards and implementing associated process controls.
• Experience working with high-integrity products in highly regulated industries.
• Awareness of and commitment to product safety.
• Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/foundation degree or other national equivalent) in an engineering discipline.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Professional welding qualifications (e.g. International Institute of Welding (IIW) / European Welding Federation (EWF) Welding Engineer or Technologist status, IEng or Ceng status, NVQ in welding, MSc Welding Engineering)

For more than 60 years Rolls-Royce Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant, providing power for all UK Royal Navy nuclear submarines. 

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. We will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t already have it. Due to the nature of work we conduct, we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. 

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

22 Apr 2026; 00:04

Posting End Date

05 May 2026