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Rolls-Royce

Software Engineer - Submarines

full-time•Derby

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Location

Derby

Type

full-time

Experience

2-5 years

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Job Description

Software  Engineer

Full Time, 5 days in the Office

Derby, Raynesway.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Software Engineer to join Rolls-Royce Submarine. This role will offer you the opportunity to work across all phases of the product life cycle, solving technical challenges across a wide range of digital, software, programmable hardware and electronics technologies, systems, and applications. You will be able to build the career you desire as an engineer, technical specialist, or technical leader.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing

  • You will follow a safety critical development lifecycle to:
    • Develop Software requirements and design.
    • Develop and Verify high integrity code.
    • Support host, target and integration testing of your designs.
    • Author and review design documentation.
  • You will liaise with FPGA, Hardware, Systems and Verification teams to ensure customer expectations are met effectively and efficiently.
  • You will contribute to the continuing improvement of the development processes and product quality.

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.

  • Be qualified to Degree level (or equivalent experience) in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
  • Be experienced in designing and verifying high integrity Software.
  • Have the ability to provide clear, concise and accurate technical reports

Experience of the following, whilst not essential, would be beneficial:

  • Languages:
    • Ada
    • C++
    • C#
    • Python
  • Tools:
    • IBM® Engineering Requirements DOORS
    • Ansys – SCADE Architect
    • Ansys – SCADE Suite
    • SCADE Suite KCG
    • SPARK Ada code
    • ReqTify
    • VectorCast
    • LabView
    • Azure DevOps
    • Git
  • Standards, Frameworks and Techniques
    • Real-time operating systems
    • PLC development
    • Agile Scrum
    • Software Verification and Validation.
    • Awareness of safety-critical development constraints (e.g. DO-178B/C, IEC60880, IEC61508).

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.  Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Software Systems

Posting Date

19 Jan 2026; 00:01

Posting End Date

What you'll do

  • You will develop software requirements and design, verify high integrity code, and support testing of your designs. Additionally, you will liaise with various teams to ensure customer expectations are met effectively.

About Rolls-Royce

At Rolls-Royce, we're a force for progress: powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. We’ve been at the forefront of innovation for more than a hundred years. Our engineering excellence is the power behind some of the most critical technologies used in the air, at sea and on land.

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