Electrical Design Engineer
- Location
- Bristol
- Work type
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Salary
- Not listed
- Clearance
- Clearance required
- U.S. citizenship
- Not stated
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
About the role
Job Description
Job Title: Electrical Engineer
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 Days a week in the office
Working location: Bristol
Why Rolls-Royce?
We have an exciting new opportunity within the E24S group for an Electrical Engineer. As the Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the delivery and design of electrical power systems. This role is part of NautIQ Solutions team, they will be working closely with other engineering disciplines to design Low Voltage Power Distribution Systems and Equipment for Naval applications
E24S is a global team operating in the UK and US. This role will be focused on the NautIQ Solutions UK team located in Bristol. You will be responsible for delivering electrical systems to our Naval and Commercial Marine customers. We have a wide base of global customers, predominantly naval, to whom we currently supply Electrical Power Distribution Systems and Automation products.
We’re at the forefront of innovation and experience in many sectors including Aerospace, Defence and the Marine sector from standalone products to complex integrated systems.
Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.
We offer excellent development, 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, for a minimum of three days per week.
What you will be doing:
You will be responsible for the design and optimisation of bespoke electrical power systems to meet customer's requirements; you will:
Design, develop and verify Power Distribution Systems and Equipment, to meet specialist, highly demanding technical specifications.
Liaise with a spectrum of multidisciplinary engineers to ensure a holistic design process.
Present technical information and design specifications as part of the design review process.
Support the manufacture and testing of electrical products through to delivery.
Represent the Project/Company to customers, suppliers, and operators as necessary, with the occasional requirement to travel to locations to RR, customer, and supplier sites.
Authoring technical documentation, reports, schedules, schematics etc.
Who we’re looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. 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. Specifically, an Electrical Engineer must:
Be educated to degree level or equivalent in the electrical field with experience in electrical design techniques.
Possess knowledge of both AC and DC electrical power distribution systems, their components, and sub-assemblies.
Be able to proactively identify issues and independently apply problem solving techniques to manage them through to resolution whilst considering all requirements, whether functional, regulatory or safety related.
Have excellent communication/influencing skills, being able to clearly and effectively articulate ideas, plans and priorities to engineers of other disciplines.
Be able to work both individually and as part of a team to meet project deadlines.
It would be advantageous if you:
Possess a sound working knowledge of marine and electrical standards and regulations, such as Class Society rules, IEC61439 and Def Stans.
Are professionally registered as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer or be working towards gaining a professional status.
Have experience in design software such as AutoCAD electrical to generate electrical schematics.
To apply for this role, you must be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place.
Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work.
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. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.