Electrical Design Engineer

Company: Rolls Royce
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Job Description Electrical Design Engineer Full Time Derby/Bristol

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Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.

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  • Hybrid (min 3 day/week office based
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  • Derby) What you will be doing Rolls-Royce Measurement & Test Engineering organisation are recruiting Electrical Design Engineers to support them in expanding, improving, and maintaining their global portfolio of Aerospace Engine and Rig Test Facilities The Rolls-Royce Measurement & Test Engineering organisation are responsible for designing and delivering the infrastructure required to test the next generation of gas turbine engines for both Civil and Defence applications.
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Responsibilities: You will be working for the Rolls-Royce Technical Authority for Aerospace Engine Test Facilities.

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In this role you will be working with colleagues locally in Derby, and opportunities also exist to work more widely within the UK (Bristol, Solihull) as well as internationally.

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The workload can be varied, and you will work on a wide range of projects; from developing the next generation of cutting-edge ground-based test facility designs, through to modification of existing flying testbeds and design of new test rigs as well as ensuring the existing Rolls-Royce test portfolio is kept up to date.

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Your role will include: Capturing requirements.

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Specification and report writing.

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Developing electrical engineering designs and calculations.

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Developing requirements into concepts through to full detailed design.

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Oversight of the manufacture, installation, inspection and testing of designs.

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Working with our product definition engineering team (detailing / CAD department).

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Provide a technical design monitoring / oversight role.

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Chair / support design reviews.

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Peer to peer review and approvals.

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Developing verification schedules.

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Supporting acceptance testing procedures.

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Delivering test facilities which are safe in operation and during ongoing maintenance.

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Legislative compliance design monitoring oversight.

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Why Rolls-Royce? As a member of our team, you will be working on projects delivering testbed capability to realise Rolls-Royce's strategic goals to “power, protect and connect the modern world” by designing, building, and maintaining systems which are vital to power.

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Your work will help deliver the next generation of gas turbine engines for both Civil Aerospace and Defence Aerospace applications for Rolls-Royce.

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Work with us and we'll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself.

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We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity.

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We will invest in your continuous learning and development and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

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We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits.

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These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

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Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location.

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It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.

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As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

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Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

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Who we are looking for: Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you'll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.

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These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

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Minimum degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualification with suitable experience in an Electrical Design role in Electrical Engineering.

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Experience of working within a project environment.

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Experience in preparing and delivering technical reports and documents.

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Experience in developing, testing and evaluating engineering designs.

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Self-motivated, with good interpersonal, planning and execution skills and a team player.

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Experience/understanding of any of the following would be advantageous, but not essential: Familiarity with British and Standards and Others (BS, EN, ISO Standards) Electrical Low Voltage design (BS7671) Control and Instrumentation (C&I) design (BS6739) Functional Safety (IEC 61508 and IEC 61511) ATEX (IEC 60079) CEng or IEng (or working towards) Membership of a Professional Engineering Institution Electrical design software (such as Amtech ProDesign and EPlan Electrical) Experience with Siemens NX / Teamcenter Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

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Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

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To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business, an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.

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Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.

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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 and Government body approved cases, a dual national.

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As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role.

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If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided. xohmjla

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Job Category Electrical and Electronics Posting Date 07 Oct 2026; 00:10 Posting End Date 18 Oct 2026PandoLogic.

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Keywords: Tooling Engineer, Location: Derby, ENGn – DE23 8YH

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Posted: October 18th, 2026