Sub System Design Integrator - Controls System

Derby
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Sub System Design Integrator - Controls System

Full Time

Derby

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

What you will be doing

Rolls-Royce is looking for a Sub System Design Integrator - Controls System to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on flagship Rolls-Royce programs and play a vital role in solving some of the most complex and interesting technological challenges in the industry while being part of a global, multi-disciplinary team.

As a Sub System Design Integrator you will be responsible for supporting the Control System Lead in covering the scope of being the customer contact to the project (business) responsible for the delivery of the program in terms of technical and program leadership. This includes the accountability for managing the technical risk, managing the program to ensure compliance to quality system, adherence to the plan and budgets and resource management. This role reports to the Control System Lead for the project.

Innovate & Power the World

To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of dollars' worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialization, we also offer freedom to cross-specialize and develop skills across a number of different areas.

At Rolls-Royce, we look beyond tomorrow. We continually pioneer integrated power and propulsion solutions to deliver cleaner, safer, and more competitive power.

Key Accountabilities:

Design and implement complex control system solutions to meet the high-level requirements, constraints or standards.

Problem-Solving: Identify and rectify issues during software/hardware integration testing and support the commissioning team during equipment/software installation.

Prepare technical reports and documentation to a standard compatible with engineering best practice.

Be the technical support to the supply chain, including the assessment of electrical, software and control system components and design definition updates. Also undertake the project planning and control to ensure cost and schedule adherence

Lead or support engagements with either internal or external customers related to queries, service events and SARS and Red Top Closures

Ensure compliance to process throughout the life cycle activity for the assigned team, including as appropriate any third parties/MSP's working on behalf of the area.

Ensure that world class rules, tools and methods are developed and utilized effectively across the group for the accountable domain. This should focus on greater use of automation, digital tools and lean processes to drive efficiency.

Who we are looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. Specifically, you need to:

Be educated to degree level or equivalent in Systems, System Design, Software or electrical field with experience in software engineering techniques.

Be able to work autonomously across a broad, ambiguous, or complex area, independently leading projects to deliver solutions. You may be responsible for providing direction, guidance, and counsel to junior members of the team or technically supervise a small team.

Have excellent communication/influencing skills, being able to clearly and effectively articulate ideas, plans and priorities to others.

Be able to plan and drive commitments, delivering to the right quality, on time, and to budget.

It would be advantageous if you:
Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw) or similar SysML modelling software

Are professionally registered as a Chartered Engineer or be working towards gaining a professional status.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Posting End Date: 17th February 2026

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

03 Feb 2026; 00:02

Posting End Date

17 Feb 2026PandoLogic. Keywords: Control Systems Manager, Location: Derby, ENG - DE23 8NX

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