Control Systems Engineer at Rolls-Royce

What you will be doing:

Working in accordance with relevant engineering processes and standards, the engineer may perform or coordinate tasks at all stages of the lifecycle of the product, such as:

• System architecture design, analysis, and allocation of functional and safety requirements.
• Assess design specifications and work with the supply-chain to procure compliant hardware and software solutions.
• Interpret customer and derived requirements, definitions and validate for the system or product.
• Software design, coding, review, test (across a range of platforms including PLCs, Real-Time Embedded Controllers and Human-Machine Interface panels).
• Conducting systems verification, compliance, and regulatory qualification.
• Supporting the Installation, commissioning, In-Service diagnostic, and modification of systems.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls‑Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Hold a degree level qualification or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject, such as Systems Engineering, Controls, Electronics or Software Engineering.
• Have knowledge of structured engineering processes in a regulated industry.
• Be able to work as a member of the team to deliver Product Development or Application Engineering solutions to meet business project needs and deadlines.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication/influencing skills, being able to clearly and effectively articulate ideas, plans and priorities to engineers of other disciplines.

It would be advantageous if you:

• Have experience in structured software programming to a recognised standard, in the form of at least one of the following:
• PLC programming, particularly Siemens Simatic S7 to Level 2 or above.
• Model-Based Software Development using the Mathworks toolsuite (Matlab, Simulink, etc.)
• Hand-coding for embedded systems, in C, C++ or similar
• Have experience of developing high integrity systems in line with IEC 61508 or similar standard (including Aerospace equivalents)
• Are professionally registered as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer or be working towards gaining a professional status.
• Are willing to travel on occasion, to support integration or commissioning activity at Supplier or Customer facility.