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Rolls-Royce SMR

Senior Engineer – Verification & Validation Delivery, Electrical

Rolls-Royce SMR

Senior Engineer ensuring verification and validation delivery for Rolls-Royce SMR power systems. Collaborating on complex engineering projects in safety-critical environments across multiple UK locations.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeDerby • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £50,650 - £66,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop verification and validation strategies within your area of responsibility
  • Act as an intelligent customer in the V&V of the plant and across the RR SMR business
  • Support the verification and validation of the safety case
  • Produce reports for regulatory bodies and present/discuss findings with regulators
  • Define objectives and requirements for verification activities (e.g. rig tests, analyses) and agree these with delivery teams
  • Review and collect evidence of verification activities across internal teams and the supply chain
  • Collate evidence and use it to assess compliance against requirements
  • Manage technical interfaces across functions to ensure coherent and efficient technical solutions
  • Coach and review the work of others to elevate technical quality across the team
  • Perform detailed technical checks and provide constructive feedback to peers
  • Ensure compliance with relevant nuclear and safety-critical standards (e.g. IEC 61508, IEC 61513, IEC 61226)

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience in verification and validation of new products, ideally in a safety-critical and highly regulated industry
  • Experience leading complex engineering projects; nuclear experience preferred but not essential
  • Experience identifying, managing and escalating technical and programme risks
  • Ability to resolve issues while ensuring quality and safety standards
  • Strong supplier and customer relationship management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to unite multi-disciplinary teams
  • Strong analytical skills and a methodical approach
  • Systems-thinking mindset with experience collaborating across engineering disciplines
  • Degree in an engineering discipline and recognised by a professional body or working towards this

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus - Performance-related target opportunity 12.5%
  • Benefits Allowance - £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package
  • Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
  • Holidays - 28 days (+ public holidays) with ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
  • Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover
  • Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
  • Home Office Support - £250 one-off payment for new starters

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Hard Skills & Tools
Verification StrategiesValidation StrategiesTechnical ChecksAnalytical SkillsSystems-Thinking MindsetEvidence CollectionCompliance AssessmentObjective DefinitionRig TestsAnalyses
Soft Skills
Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsRelationship ManagementCoaching SkillsProblem-Solving Skills
Certifications
Degree In EngineeringProfessional Body Recognition