Software Engineer-Aerospace Controls

Rolls-Royce

The Role

Overview

Develop safety‑critical gas turbine engine control software adhering to DO‑178C.

Key Responsibilities

  • regulatory liaison
  • ci/cd
  • process development
  • safety software
  • compliance
  • engine control

Tasks

-Liaison with certification airworthiness authorities to explain approaches, demonstrate compliance to objectives, and close out audit findings -Setting up and modifying continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) frameworks, to enable software development to be easily worked by the development team -Develop and modify processes and methods to enable the team to achieve compliance objectives and optimal development pace -Develop safety-critical gas turbine engine control software to DO-178C compliance objectives

Requirements

  • phd
  • engineering degree
  • model-based
  • control systems
  • do-178
  • embedded safety

What You Bring

-PhD in Engineering or STEM. -Relevant engineering degree(s) in order of preference: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering -Familiarity with model-based software design and code generation -Control systems experience -In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen -Master’s degree in Engineering or STEM fields OR -Digital logic design experience -Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or STEM fields with 1+ years of experience in software development or testing, OR -2+ years’ experience in embedded safety critical software engineering -Software architecting support to enable software-to-software integration a testing, to include product line methodologies -Experience using a DO-178 compliant software coding process -Experience with verification and testing frameworks

The Company

About Rolls-Royce

-Founded in the early 20th century, it began as a pioneer in aero-engine design and has grown into a global engineering powerhouse. -It develops and produces engines and power systems for commercial and military aircraft, naval vessels, submarines, and energy infrastructure. -Headquartered in London, it operates across four core segments—civil aerospace, defence, power systems and emerging markets like nuclear and modular reactors. -It supports iconic programmes—supplying wide-body commercial aircraft engines, submarine nuclear reactors, naval propulsion, and bespoke industrial power units. -Amid a major turnaround since 2023, the company secured a £9 billion UK defence reactor deal.

Sector Specialisms

Civil aerospace

Defence

Power Systems

Electrical

Commercial marine

Yacht

Marine

Industrial construction

Building construction