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This is Infinite Potential . And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.\n\nPosition Summary:\n\nIn this exciting opportunity, you will work in agile scrum project teams to design, integrate, and test embedded control systems for airborne gas turbine engines. The New Product Introduction (NPI) team is creating the next-generation aero engine control systems, including those for the MQ-25, B-52, and MV-75 aircrafts. The control system development teams consist of a wide variety of functional team members including Embedded Systems, Software, and Electronics Designers as well as Safety, Certification, Quality, Component and Applications Engineers. Specifically, as part of our system teams, you will focus on defining control system requirements, behavior, and tests to translate customer needs into requirements for components in hardware and software. As part of our software team, you will focus on transforming those system-level component requirements into functional software that is correct and complete, complying with the certification evidence needs for aerospace.\n\nWhat you will be doing:\n\nDevelop safety-critical gas turbine engine control systems with embedded software to satisfy ARP4754, DO-254, DO-178C, and similar compliance objectives\nIntegrate hardware and software components within defined architecture that supports the product line methodology\nTest the created embedded control system at component, control system, integrated engine, and aircraft vehicle levels\nDevelop and modify processes and methods to enable the team to achieve compliance objectives and optimal development pace\nSetting up and modifying continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) frameworks, to enable software development to be easily worked by the development team\nLiaison with certification airworthiness authorities to explain approaches, demonstrate compliance with objectives, and close out audit findings\n\nBasic Requirements for Engineer I:\n\nDegree Requirements\nBachelor's degree in Engineering (STEM) with 1+ years of experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR\nMaster’s degree in Engineering (STEM) with experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR\nPhD in Engineering (STEM)\nMust have experience engineering safety critical control systems with embedded software\nNeeds to be familiar with Model-based system and software design using SysML, Simulink\nIn order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen\n\nBasic Requirements for Engineer II:\n\nDegree Requirements\nBachelor's degree in Engineering (STEM) with 2+ years of experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR\nMaster’s degree in Engineering (STEM) with experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR\nPhD in Engineering (STEM)\nMust have experience engineering safety critical control systems with embedded software\nNeeds to be familiar with Model-based system and software design using SysML, Simulink\nIn order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen\n\nPreferred Requirements for Engineer I & II:\n\nExperience in embedded safety critical control systems and software engineering\n2+ years desired for Engineer I\n5+ years desired for Engineer II\nExperience in defining, assessing and modifying control systems and software architecture\nExperience in the design and development of ARP4754, DO-254, DO-178C compliant control systems and embedded software solutions, or equivalent standards in adjacent industries.\nExperience with product development life cycle (Requirements, Design, Verification and Release)\nExperience with system integration and component level testing\nExperience with control of gas turbine engines\nExperience with Python, C, C++, and/or Groovy\nFamiliarity with model-based development tools for Systems (e.g. Cameo, Capella), or Software (e.g. Matlab Simulink, PREEvision, SCADE)\nFamiliar with verification and testing frameworks, such as Jenkins or Rapita\n\nOur vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.\n\nRolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.\n\nInfinite Potential\n\nPAY TRANSPARENCY:\n\nEngineer I: $94,702 - $153,891\n\nEngineer II: $118,279 - $192,203\n\nClosing date: September 15, 2026\n\n#CLOENG\n\nJob Category\nSoftware Systems\n\nJob Posting Date\n13 Aug 2026; 00:08\n\nPay Range\n$94,702 - $192,203-\n\nLocation:\n\nReston, VA\n\nBenefits\n\nRolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. 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It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.\n\nRolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.\n\nInfinite Potential\n\nPAY TRANSPARENCY:\n\nEngineer I: $94,702 - $153,891\n\nEngineer II: $118,279 - $192,203\n\nClosing date: September 15, 2026\n\n#CLOENG\n\nJob Category\nSoftware Systems\n\nJob Posting Date\n13 Aug 2026; 00:08\n\nPay Range\n$94,702 - $192,203-\n\nLocation:\n\nReston, VA\n\nBenefits\n\nRolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. 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