Senior Engineer - Verification and Validation Capability - Morson
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 Engineer - Verification and Validation Capability.
Role Purpose
The Development Engineering organisation is accountable for demonstrating that the SMR power station design meets its objectives and requirements. It is also accountable for providing data and evidence to support the development and delivery of the power station through the execution of verification and validation activities, testing, demonstration and research and technology programmes. This encompasses not just the domain of nuclear engineering, but the broader range of engineering and operations functions necessary to deliver a major infrastructure project.
As a function, Development Engineering has four capability areas: Research & Technology, Verification and Validation (V&V), Test and Commissioning.
Reporting to the Capability Manager, V&V Capability Engineers are a crucial part of ensuring Project delivery objectives can be met. The V&V Capability Engineer is responsible for the creation and maintenance of process and tools to support the V&V delivery and the support of people capability development. Rolls Royce SMR welcomes Engineers with a wide range of experience and skills as it develops its business across diverse technologies. Throughout the V&V lifecycle, a key part of Senior V&V Engineer’s role will be to coach other V&V Engineers, to develop the team’s overall capability, and to provide technical review of the team’s outputs.
For this role we welcome applications from people with varying levels of experience from good engineers who can apply their practical experience to strong experienced engineers with significant experience in V&V, particularly useful is experience in the tools and processes related to requirements-based V&V. Salary within the band advertised is commensurate to experience and skill.
Key Results & Achievements
- Creation and implementation of efficient, integrated processes, methods, tools, standards and guidance for Design Verification and Product Validation that enable RR SMR objectives to be achieved.
- Supporting Strategic resource planning (both internal & external) to meet business needs and priorities.
- Working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and/or other Capability Engineers to ensure technical excellence across Development Engineering, supporting Project delivery teams to ensure cost/quality/schedule requirements are met.
- Ensuring technical quality, competency & safety requirements are met in the Development supply chain, resulting in zero harm and right first-time delivery.
Key Selection Criteria
- Experience in verification and validation of new products, ideally in a safety-critical and highly-regulated industry (experience within the nuclear industry in particular would be desirable, but is not essential – we will also consider experience with other forms of power generation, as well as process industry, oil & gas etc).
-Experience of developing and continuously improving methods, tools, process and personnel capability.Creation, ownership & delivery of a departmental functional strategy (e.g. Approach to V&V, V&V Management Plan).Experience developing new processes in a digital environment. Experience using Microsoft Azure low code solutions (PowerApps, Power Automate etc.) is desirable.
-Good interpersonal & communication skills, able to bring people together and solve problems as a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. Design & Development). As the Verification and Validation Capability Engineer works cross disciplines, being able to engage and understand what needs to be delivered as well as influence other engineering teams to ensure systems engineering needs are met is essential.
-Has a systems-thinking mindset with practical experience of using Systems Engineering toolsets & techniques to deliver positive outcomes. Demonstrates a clear, analytical and methodical approach, able to manage change and uncertainty.
- Alongside managing the delivery and quality of their own work, Senior Engineers will have a responsibility to drive up the quality of the wider team’s outputs, through coaching and reviewing. Senior Engineers shall also be skilled in conducting technical reviewing/checking of work conducted by other team members,
Ref 506 Department Engineering - Verification & Validation Location Derby, Manchester, Warrington Employment type Full-time Salary £48,000 - £62,500 Closing date 30/09/2025 Role related
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 Engineer - Verification and Validation Capability.
Role Purpose
The Development Engineering organisation is accountable for demonstrating that the SMR power station design meets its objectives and requirements. It is also accountable for providing data and evidence to support the development and delivery of the power station through the execution of verification and validation activities, testing, demonstration and research and technology programmes. This encompasses not just the domain of nuclear engineering, but the broader range of engineering and operations functions necessary to deliver a major infrastructure project.
As a function, Development Engineering has four capability areas: Research & Technology, Verification and Validation (V&V), Test and Commissioning.
Reporting to the Capability Manager, V&V Capability Engineers are a crucial part of ensuring Project delivery objectives can be met. The V&V Capability Engineer is responsible for the creation and maintenance of process and tools to support the V&V delivery and the support of people capability development. Rolls Royce SMR welcomes Engineers with a wide range of experience and skills as it develops its business across diverse technologies. Throughout the V&V lifecycle, a key part of Senior V&V Engineer’s role will be to coach other V&V Engineers, to develop the team’s overall capability, and to provide technical review of the team’s outputs.
For this role we welcome applications from people with varying levels of experience from good engineers who can apply their practical experience to strong experienced engineers with significant experience in V&V, particularly useful is experience in the tools and processes related to requirements-based V&V. Salary within the band advertised is commensurate to experience and skill.
Key Results & Achievements
- Creation and implementation of efficient, integrated processes, methods, tools, standards and guidance for Design Verification and Product Validation that enable RR SMR objectives to be achieved.
- Supporting Strategic resource planning (both internal & external) to meet business needs and priorities.
- Working with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and/or other Capability Engineers to ensure technical excellence across Development Engineering, supporting Project delivery teams to ensure cost/quality/schedule requirements are met.
- Ensuring technical quality, competency & safety requirements are met in the Development supply chain, resulting in zero harm and right first-time delivery.
Key Selection Criteria
- Experience in verification and validation of new products, ideally in a safety-critical and highly-regulated industry (experience within the nuclear industry in particular would be desirable, but is not essential – we will also consider experience with other forms of power generation, as well as process industry, oil & gas etc).
-Experience of developing and continuously improving methods, tools, process and personnel capability.Creation, ownership & delivery of a departmental functional strategy (e.g. Approach to V&V, V&V Management Plan).Experience developing new processes in a digital environment. Experience using Microsoft Azure low code solutions (PowerApps, Power Automate etc.) is desirable.
-Good interpersonal & communication skills, able to bring people together and solve problems as a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. Design & Development). As the Verification and Validation Capability Engineer works cross disciplines, being able to engage and understand what needs to be delivered as well as influence other engineering teams to ensure systems engineering needs are met is essential.
-Has a systems-thinking mindset with practical experience of using Systems Engineering toolsets & techniques to deliver positive outcomes. Demonstrates a clear, analytical and methodical approach, able to manage change and uncertainty.
- Alongside managing the delivery and quality of their own work, Senior Engineers will have a responsibility to drive up the quality of the wider team’s outputs, through coaching and reviewing. Senior Engineers shall also be skilled in conducting technical reviewing/checking of work conducted by other team members,
Pay and benefits
• Salary - £48,000 - £62,500
• A performance related bonus of up to 12.5%,
• An attractive pension scheme with 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• You will also receive a flexible benefits allowance of £2,200, enabling you to create a bespoke package to suit your needs.
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holiday) with ability to buy additional days.
• BUPA personal health cover
• £250 one-off cash allowance on joining to spend on your home-office set-up
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.
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