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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Systems Controls Engineer I & II - **Company:** Rolls-Royce - **Location:** Washington, VA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $94,702.0 - $153,891.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Programming Tools, Embedded Software, Groovy, Python (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Simulink, Software Engineering, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Integration, Preevision, DO-178B, Jenkins - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2929859386-2 ## About the Role + Bachelor's degree in Engineering (STEM) with 1+ years of experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR + Master's degree in Engineering (STEM) with experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR + PhD in Engineering (STEM) * Must have experience engineering safety critical control systems with embedded software * Needs to be familiar with Model-based system and software design using SysML, Simulink * In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen, + Bachelor's degree in Engineering (STEM) with 2+ years of experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR + Master's degree in Engineering (STEM) with experience in electrical, mechanical, software or system engineering OR + PhD in Engineering (STEM) * Must have experience engineering safety critical control systems with embedded software * Needs to be familiar with Model-based system and software design using SysML, Simulink * In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen Preferred Requirements for Engineer I & II: * Experience in embedded safety critical control systems and software engineering + 2+ years desired for Engineer I + 5+ years desired for Engineer II * Experience in defining, assessing and modifying control systems and software architecture * Experience in the design and development of ARP4754, DO-254, DO-178C compliant control systems and embedded software solutions, or equivalent standards in adjacent industries. * Experience with product development life cycle (Requirements, Design, Verification and Release) * Experience with system integration and component level testing * Experience with control of gas turbine engines * Experience with Python, C, C++, and/or Groovy * Familiarity with model-based development tools for Systems (e.g. Cameo, Capella), or Software (e.g. Matlab Simulink, PREEvision, SCADE) * Familiar with verification and testing frameworks, such as Jenkins or Rapita Our 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. ## Description In 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. What you will be doing: * Develop safety-critical gas turbine engine control systems with embedded software to satisfy ARP4754, DO-254, DO-178C, and similar compliance objectives * Integrate hardware and software components within defined architecture that supports the product line methodology * Test the created embedded control system at component, control system, integrated engine, and aircraft vehicle levels * Develop and modify processes and methods to enable the team to achieve compliance objectives and optimal development pace * Setting up and modifying continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) frameworks, to enable software development to be easily worked by the development team * Liaison with certification airworthiness authorities to explain approaches, demonstrate compliance with objectives, and close out audit findings ## Related Videos - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [Give your build some love, it will give it back!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/514-give-your-build-some-love-it-will-give-it-back) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) - [AI-Native Enterprise Platforms: Interpreting Logic, Not Compiling Code](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1975-ai-native-enterprise-platforms-interpreting-logic-not-compiling-code) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [The Ultimate Software Engineer Career Path Guide for 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/146-the-ultimate-software-engineer-career-path-guide-for-2023) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)