Criticality Physicist - Submarines

Join us and we'll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career. What you'll be doing: You will be accountable for the delivery of delegated major technical work packages to agreed time, quality, and cost. This will include criticality safety analysis to underpin safe operation across the reactor core lifecycle, and to undertake Research & Technology projects to ensure that Rolls-Royce stays at the forefront of the industry.

• Being directly responsible for the delivery of highly specialised technical work packages in support of the submarine programme using cutting edge tools and methods, collaborating with other technical areas to deliver successful outcomes.
• Monitoring of progress on task activities and reporting against the baseline plan.
• Identifying and managing risks and opportunities within the scope of technical work packages.
• To work with the Group Leader to establish commitments, budgets and targets for the delegated projects and to provide regular updates on progress in line with business requirements.
  
  At Rolls-Royce we 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. Whilst full training will be provided, a successful candidate would be expected to have:
• An academic background with degree in relevant engineering or scientific subject (MPhys, MSc, PTNR, NTEC, and/or Chartered Physicist or Engineer - Desirable)
• Knowledge of the fission process and neutron transport theory.
• Understanding of reactivity control parameters and how they impact fissile systems.
• Independent and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan, organise and deliver quality work packages to budget and schedule.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders via verbal and written forms of communication.
  
  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Criticality Physicist to join Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby. At Rolls-Royce Submarines, we are the sole provider and technical authority for propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine fleet.
This position offers you an exciting opportunity to work in a pivotal role within the Rolls-Royce Submarines business. Based in the Reactor Engineering business unit, you will work within the Criticality team to support the design, manufacture, transport, commissioning, maintenance, and disposal of submarine reactor cores. 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., 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 which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include:
• Paid overtime.
• Generous holiday and additional holiday allocation.
• Pension plan, Rolls-Royce will contribute up to 12% into your pension pot.
• Company Bonus.
• Share schemes.
• Employee support assistance.
• Employee discounts.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.