Job ID:41196
Location:Southampton : Hampshire House, Bristol : One Temple Quay 
Position Category:Research & Development
Position Type:Employee Regular

Lead Submarine Structures Specialist

Lloyd’s Register 

Location: Southampton, United Kingdom

What we’re looking for

As a Lead Specialist in Submarine Structures, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining LR’s Submarine Assurance Framework and supporting LR’s submarine business.

You will apply your deep technical expertise of submarine structures to ensure our framework reflects current best practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements. You will also contribute specialist knowledge to projects providing commercially focused support and service delivery.

This role also offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of structural assurance approaches for naval surface ships, supporting LR’s strategic expansion in defence and government sectors. 

What we offer you 

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a strong sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes
• Fulltime, permanent position

The role 

• Lead the development, review, and maintenance of LR’s Submarine Assurance Framework and guidance for submarine structures.
• Provide expert input on pressure hull design, corrosion, fatigue, loading, and watertight integrity assessments.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across commercial, advisory, and service delivery teams.
• Provide training and support to service delivery colleagues
• Engage with external stakeholders including shipyards, defence clients, and regulatory bodies.
• Monitor industry trends, research, and innovation to inform framework evolution.
• Represent LR in international technical committees and working groups.
• Support cross-functional projects involving naval surface ship structures.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to LR’s knowledge-sharing culture.

What you bring 

• Degree-qualified in Naval Architecture, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• CEng or equivalent
• Extensive experience in submarine structural design.
• Strong understanding of pressure hull design principles, structural mechanics, and relevant standards 
• Proficiency in structural analysis tools (e.g., FEA software).
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills.

Preferred but not required

• Experience in structural analysis for naval surface platforms.
• Experience in assurance framework development or technical policy formulation.
• Familiarity with naval certification processes.
• Participation in international technical forums or standards bodies.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for technical excellence.
• Holding security clearance is an advantage

You are someone who

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
• Is able to self-manage and prioritize tasks towards achieving goals
• Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions
• Is flexible and eager to take initiatives
• Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone

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About us 

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of 

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place. 

Want to apply. 

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them! 

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you. 

 If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy. 

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at [email protected] and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

   As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

Find out more about Disability Confident at: www.gov.uk/disability-confident

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