Senior Layout and Assemblies Engineer (Site Specific)

Role

Senior Layout and Installations Engineer – Site Specific

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of integrated site‑specific Reactor Island layouts, ensuring alignment across mechanical, electrical and architectural systems.
• Apply systems engineering principles to manage requirements, assumptions, risks and design maturity through gated review processes.
• Work with the site‑specific project team and customers to interpret the generic SMR design against site and country‑specific requirements.
• Drive option‑ening and design decisions to achieve safe, ALARP and buildable layouts aligned to modular delivery.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to optimise integration, constructability and operational performance.
• Produce and review technical documentation, including integration reports, specifications and safety‑case inputs.
• Coach and support junior engineers, contributing to capability development within a growing team.

Qualifications

• Degree‑qualified in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, with Chartered status (or working towards).
• Experience delivering complex layout or integration design programmes from concept through to detailed design in regulated or safety‑critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering, requirements management, risk management and gated design review processes.
• Experience in process plant, MEP layout or systems integration, with the ability to drive robust engineering decisions.
• Familiarity with relevant codes, standards and regulatory environments (nuclear or comparable highly regulated sectors); exposure to international codes/regulations is advantageous.

Location & Work Arrangement

The role can be based at any Rolls‑Royce SMR location with a hybrid working model supported. Regular collaboration across teams is expected, with occasional travel.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: £50,650‑£66,500 per annum.
• Performance‑related bonus target up to 12.5% of salary.
• Allowance of £2,200 per annum for a bespoke package.
• Pension: 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays: 28 days plus public holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 4 days.
• Private medical insurance (BUPA single cover).
• Life assurance: 6x pensionable pay plus a one‑off £250 payment for home office purchase.

Equality & Inclusion

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. As a Disability Confident organisation, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to inclusive recruitment and reasonable adjustments.

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