Assistant Chief Engineer - EC&I - Submarines

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Assistant Chief Engineer - EC&I - Submarines

Full time - Onsite  

Derby

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Chief Engineer in the EC&I business of Rolls-Royce Submarines. EC&I underpins the safe control of the plant, ensuring that the platform can deliver its mission safely and effectively in the most demanding environments.

What you will be doing 

Responsibilities 

• Work collaboratively with the Program Chief Engineers and other key program stakeholders to define the technical programme of work required to support the complete product lifecycle; design, development, build, test, verification, validation, operation and disposal

• Deliver a product that is fully compliant to all the product requirements & fully integrated with the other elements of the programme Work Breakdown Structure (supply chain, programme etc) These programmes of work will largely be delivered through engineering teams within the EC&I organisation.  The organisation will operate in accordance with extant processes and business management systems to deliver right-first-time outputs that meet the Quality-Cost-Delivery challenge placed by the program Chief Engineers

• Define and maintain EC&I engineering capability and technical methods to support products and services well into the future.  They will work closely with the Heads of Capability to ensure the long-term strategic management of that capability within the Submarines business and supply chain

• Lead the change management process within engineering to ensure that the level of change and the incorporation of it are managed

• Manage non-conformance against design intent throughout the product lifecycle (in manufacture, build, commissioning, and maintenance) to ensure that the known configuration and condition of the product is consistent with the safety-justified baseline and hence safe and responsible operation of the plant is not undermined

• Assist the EC&I Chief Engineer with assuring and managing product safety through compliant use of proven processes and lead closure strategies to timely completion

• Establishing and maintaining the overall governance structure on behalf of the Chief Engineer to ensure that quality, schedule and cost targets are achieved.

• Implementing effective Risk Management and Project Gated Review Processes

• Representing the EC&I Chief Engineer as required

Why Rolls-Royce? 

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. 

We offer excellent development, 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. 

Who we’re looking for 

•  Significant experience delivering Safety Critical Complex Systems (Electrical/Electronic/Software/Hardware/Sensors, ideally within the Submarines domain) through the engineering lifecycle to the relevant standards.

• Experienced in managing customer and stakeholder relationships

• Proven track record of setting top level engineering direction and driving through to delivery

• Proven track record in delivering simplification initiatives at scale

• Known for challenging and positively disrupting the status quo to strategic benefit for customers/functions/partners/stakeholders & suppliers

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. 

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to  

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. 

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

We are 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. 

Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy 

Grade:  Management Level B

For further information, please contact:  Alison Connaughton

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