Nuclear Field Service Engineer @ Rollsroyce

Job Description

Job Title: Nuclear Field Service Engineer

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Derby – with travel to various sites

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nuclear Field Service Engineer to join the Inspection Maintenance and Repair Services (IMRS) team in Derby. IMRS is primarily responsible for the design, development and implementation of bespoke inspections for the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant.

Our nuclear business is a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical authority, managing all aspects of plant design, safety, manufacture, performance and through-life support.

As a Nuclear Field Service Engineer, you will provide both practical and technical support to maintain existing and develop new or alternative capabilities to support the repair, inspection, or maintenance of NSRP and associated systems.

Additionally, you will be responsible for executing significant on-site repair, inspection, or maintenance with minimal technical support. Hold responsibility for ensuring that specific maintenance and repair packages are professionally administered on a day-to-day basis through on-site liaison with the customer, whilst maintaining all relevant technical documentation. Provide site management and technical support to NSRP repair, inspection, or maintenance work as well as providing direction to less experienced employees, supporting their development through the provision of on-the-job training.

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’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, 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.

What you will be doing

• Interacting with internal and external customers, as part of an inspection delivery team.
• Co-ordinating and conducting repair, inspection, or maintenance activities on the NSRP at various sites in the UK.
• Design, development and readiness of repair, inspection, or maintenance capabilities.
• Production of technical documentation, procedures, and inspection reports.
• Troubleshoot using diagnostic processes to identify faults and solve complex technical problems with limited or no support and present and feedback findings in a clear and coherent manner.
• Contribute towards continuous improvement, the transfer of best practice, and the adherence to processes and procedures.

Shifts / Travel

Although Derby based, the role will require travelling to various sites across the UK for varying durations and will normally consist of working shift patterns, usually based on 12-hour days or nights, dependent on the task. The number of days a year site deployed is approximately 80 to 100 days, although durations will vary based on workload and training. Although site work is generally pre-planned, there will be the requirement to support emergent requests to deploy at short notice. Site tasks will involve working in radiological areas and can involve working in confined spaces. Whilst in Derby, flexible working hours are in place from 7:00am to 6:00pm, working a standard 7.4 hours per day.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Motivated for continued learning and professional development.
• Degree in STEM subject, (HND/HNC as a minimum) and/or engineering apprentice scheme training, or relevant working background.
• Mechanical fitting and/ or machining experience.
• Must have a flexible approach and be prepared to work away at site (typically up to two-week durations).
• Experience in developing engineering solutions e.g. strong problem-solving skills, production of engineering drawings, design documentation and use of CAD packages.
• Able to work well unsupervised, managing your time and balancing your day-to-day priorities and commitments.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in and lead a team, whilst deployed on site.
• Good communication skills, as you must be able to interact effectively and build relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• UK driving licence & willingness to travel within the UK.

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 Our people | Rolls-Royce

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. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

NGS 6 - 8

Job Category

Field Services

Posting Date

05 Nov 2026; 00:11

Posting End Date

19 Nov 2026