Manager – Electrical Systems, Safety

Rolls-Royce SMR

Manager of Electrical Systems and Safety leading technical leadership and safety substantiation for Electrical Systems in a nuclear context. Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance and performance.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £60,000 - £78,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership across systems engineering and nuclear safety substantiation for Electrical Systems
Lead a team responsible for requirements definition, model‑based systems engineering (MBSE), and verification and validation activities
Own and develop the Electrical Systems Safety Case
Work closely with design, analysis, safety case and regulatory teams
Ensure systems meet functional, performance and nuclear safety requirements
Produce and review technical documentation, reports and substantiation outputs
Manage suppliers and act as an intelligent customer where required
Identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies across your scope
Shape and improve systems engineering processes, tools and methodologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in systems engineering within complex or highly regulated environments
Experience defining and managing requirements, interfaces and system architectures
Knowledge of Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches and tools
Experience developing or contributing to safety cases (claims–arguments–evidence structures)
Understanding of nuclear safety principles, standards and regulatory expectations (e.g. ALARP, IEC standards)
Experience across the engineering lifecycle, including verification and validation
Proven ability to lead teams and deliver technical work packages
Experience reviewing and approving technical outputs from engineers and suppliers
Strong communication skills and ability to engage with multidisciplinary teams
Degree‑qualified in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline
Chartered Engineer (or working towards) desirable
Training or experience in systems engineering and/or nuclear safety case methodologies beneficial

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus – Performance‑related target opportunity up to 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 the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover
Life Assurance – 6× pensionable pay
Home Office Support – £250 one‑off payment for new starters

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Hard Skills & Tools

Requirements DefinitionVerification and ValidationSystem ArchitectureTechnical DocumentationRisk ManagementEngineering Lifecycle

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsTeam LeadershipEngagement with Multidisciplinary Teams

Certifications

Degree in Electrical EngineeringDegree in Systems EngineeringChartered Engineer (or working towards)