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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Rolls-Royce
- **Location:** UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Knowledge Management, Verification and Validation (Software), Subsystems
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/systems-engineer/rolls-royce-cws-job107995768

## About the Role

* Strong Systems Engineering background within a complex engineering environment.
 * Experience managing technical requirements, verification, and validation activities.
 * Understanding of APQP, FMEA, and Risk Management techniques.
 * Ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
 * Strong problem-solving and systems-thinking capability

## Description

Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one way we support Rolls-Royce. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of Rolls-Royce who develop cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet the planet's vital power needs we are looking for a number of Systems Engineers across both Derby and Bristol.

Due to a significant increase in demand across our business, we're expanding our team with multiple opportunities available. These roles have been created to support a number of exciting change and transformation initiatives, while also aligning our resources to meet current and future business needsPurpose of the role:

 * Extract, define, and manage technical requirements with key stakeholders.
 * Lead the sub-system design and integration process using Systems Engineering principles.
 * Develop and manage sub-system requirements and flow them down to Component Design and Functional Engineering teams.
 * Generate and assess sub-system concepts to meet product performance, safety, and lifecycle requirements.
 * Manage physical and functional interfaces between systems and sub-systems.
 * Support verification and validation planning throughout the product lifecycle.
 * Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned, process enhancement, and knowledge capture.


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