Job Title: Power Beam Welding Engineer – Submarines
Working Pattern: Full time
Working location: Derby (Raynesway)
What You Will Be Doing
* 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.
* Drive continuous improvement projects from initial concepts to final completion and implementation.
* Collaborate with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to deliver the right outcomes for the business.
* Develop welds in complex assemblies and take them through qualification, production implementation, and improvement.
* Support emergent shop floor issues, including product non‑conformance, root cause investigations, cell performance, and managing welder qualifications in line with industry and internal standards.
* Support manufacturing meetings and reviews to ensure SQCDP metrics are on target and in line with business requirements.
Who We’re Looking For
* 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 and 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.
* Security Check clearance. Requirements for UK national or, in MoD approved cases, dual national.
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).
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