Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) plans to add 200 jobs in its submarine division as preparations get underway to fill new orders for a partnership between the UK, US and Australia.
New roles will centre around engineering and cyber security, be based in Cardiff and Glasgow, according to Rolls-Royce, and add to the division’s 4,000-strong workforce.
Rolls-Royce builds power units for the UK’s nuclear submarines, with the expansion coming on the back of the AUKUS deal, which will see the UK and US aid Australia in acquiring nuclear submarines for the first time.
“From our commitments to maintaining the UK’s nuclear deterrent through our deliveries into the Dreadnought programme, to increased demand as a result of AUKUS, this is a time of unprecedented growth for our business,” Rolls-Royce Submarines president Steve Carlier said.
“To help us succeed we want to attract the brightest and best from across the UK to help us build a better world with nuclear.
“The work secured from recent announcements will see us support UK and Australian submarines well into the second half of this century, so there has never been a better time to join our industry.”
Rolls-Royce climbed 0.75% to 377.60p on the news.