Job Description

Control Systems Lead – Pearl 10X & Product Line EVHMU 
Full-Time 
Bristol (Solihull / Derby considered) - Hybrid (3 days a week on-site) 

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Control Systems Lead, to join the Mission Critical & Health Monitoring delivery team, based in Bristol.  

As a Control Systems Lead, you will act as the primary interface to both the Programme and Customer. 

You will be accountable for the technical delivery of the EVHMU (Engine Vibration & Health Monitoring Unit) solution for the Falcon 10X aircraft, ensuring that the deliveries from yours and other teams (Systems, Software, Security, Electronics, Digital) are integrated together to meet the customer (both internal and external) requirements. 

Also, you will directly lead the team of integrators and product owners responsible for the EVHMU product line solutions used across multiple aircraft applications, affording you influence over the future product and technology strategies and allowing you to play an important role in improving the way we develop and deliver Health Monitoring systems. 

 

Why Rolls-Royce? 

The Control System Team is part of the Electrical, Electronics, Systems, Software and System Security engineering team in Rolls-Royce working across Defence, Civil Aerospace, Nuclear and Power Systems.  As the home of developing and furthering this technology we are at the heart of all new product development providing solutions that differentiate Rolls-Royce products and services. 

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 bonuses, 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 

With this attractive opportunity, you will get a chance to use your systems engineering expertise to capture stakeholder requirements, transforming these into verified and certified solutions. 

You will also: 

Project manage and integrate the work of a range of teams (including software development) to deliver a functional Health Monitoring Unit. 

Use a detailed understanding of the applicable standards for Aerospace Systems and Software development (e.g. ARP4754 and DO178) to efficiently deliver high quality solutions across a range of assurance levels. 

Provide input to and influence product strategies, technology and capability road maps. 

Provide people leadership for a small team of integration engineers. 

 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. 

Ability to lead both direct team and coordinate the work of other teams to resolve complex technical problems 

Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels in the organisation. 

Technical expertise and experience relevant to this role (controls and/or monitoring system development in a similar industry) 

Ability to navigate and work effectively through processes required to deliver safety critical systems. 

A passion for simplification through continuous improvement and the application of lean principles. 

 

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 

 

Closing date: 4th March 2025 

Job Category

Software Systems

Posting Date

19 Feb 2025; 00:02

Posting End Date

04 Mar 2025