Operational Support Engineer - Submarines
Posting Date: 12 Dec 2025 | Posting End Date: 27 Dec 2025
Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom | Employment Type: Full‑time | Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level | Job Function: Information Technology
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Engineer – Operational Support to join Rolls Royce Submarines in Derby. You will lead two teams dedicated to the creation and coordination of responses to submarines mechanical and electrical NSRP defects and issues. The role involves being the point of contact internally and externally between the MoD, build authority and the Technical Authority on all mechanical and electrical NSRP issues across all classes of submarines through build, in‑service and disposal. The role also requires technical project management of high impact activities up to handover to dedicated project teams.
What You'll Be Doing
* Lead, monitor and technically govern the two Operational Support teams to deliver resolution of defects, concession requests, customer queries and NSRP issues through the company defect reporting and issues management systems.
* Lead the team through the assessment of complex technical issues and initial judgments and recommendations on the strategy to resolve the problem, managing the response through the wider technical community.
* Assist the team in creating, coordinating and managing technical projects through a wider network of resources.
* Assess the teams’ performance, monitor and govern against business delivery targets and process quality requirements.
* Manage the demand and resource requirements of the two teams.
* Serve as the direct point of contact between the customer and the wider submarines enterprise, handling face‑to‑face, telephone and e‑mail communications between the MoD technical and safety cells, Rolls‑Royce site offices and internal experts.
Who We Are Looking For
* Previous submarine operator experience or a degree qualified in an appropriate discipline.
* Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
* The ability to initiate strategies for solving complex problems and make accurate decisions and recommendations.
* The ability to prioritise and manage tasks to achieve business/technical objectives within required timescales.
* Good people management skills.
Why Rolls‑Royce?
Work with us and we welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We listen first, embrace feedback, act with integrity and invest in your continuous learning and development. We offer a competitive salary, bonus, employee support assistance and discounts. Hybrid working allows you to balance time between office, home or other remote locations with an average of three days per week in the workplace.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds give us different perspectives.
To work for the Rolls‑Royce Submarines business an individual must hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls‑Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if not already in place. Only UK nationals or, in MoD approved cases, dual nationals are considered.
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