Product Security Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Product Security Engineer

Working Pattern: Full-time

As a Product Security Engineer, you will be responsible to secure a range of Roll-Royce products against an ever-evolving range of security threats (ie - cyber, supply chain, etc).

You may be involved at any stage of a project life cycle from concept development, design and integration, integrated/component testing through final production release. You'll usually work in cross-functional project teams with colleagues in other branches of engineering.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on flagship R-R programs and play an important role in addressing some of the most complex and interesting technological challenges in Rolls-Royce. You will be encouraged to further develop and leverage your skills and experience in Product Security Engineering and to help grow R-R capability in this pivotal area.

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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Contribute to the Secure Cyber Resilient Engineering (SCRE) of our products, applying technical knowledge and providing technical direction as required throughout the product lifecycle: architecture, requirements, design, build, test, production, operations, and support. Frequently, these activities will be done in a digital environment using Model Based Engineering tools.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, documentation, and maintenance of policies, procedures, associated guidelines, tools and training.
• Contribute to the security life cycle activities (concept through release) including regulatory certification/qualification (ie - The Risk Management Framework, ED-202A / DO-326A, Secure By Design, IEC 62443, etc)
• Collaborate with government, customers, suppliers, and industry experts to meet system and program requirements.
• Provide feedback on systems security and resilience good practice and help disseminate the techniques, policies, procedures, and knowledge across the business.
• Able to work across and communicate with multiple business functions (ie - Software, hardware, maintenance, manufacturing, corporate)

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.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems, Cybersecurity) with 1+ years of experience, OR
• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems, Cybersecurity), OR
• JD/PhD OR
• In order to be considered for this role, must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD security clearance.

Preferred Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience working in Product Security Engineering on real-time cyber-physical embedded systems (ie - aviation systems, software defined vehicles, medical devices, weapon systems, etc) OR 2+ years of experience working in a related Engineering role (ie - Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, etc)
• Experience with Systems Engineering on complex systems and excellent systems thinking aptitude: the ability to understand complex system boundaries, interactions, and interdependencies across multiple abstraction layers throughout the system’s entire lifecycle.
• Experience of embedded systems and the technical skills required to develop, implement, and secure such cyber-physical systems.
• Experience or interest in cybersecurity and cyber threats (ie - designing secure products, systems, and applications; intrusion detection; digital forensics; system recovery; risk assessment tools and methods; security solutions, policies, standards, and procedures, etc.).
• Experience in applying Product Security policies and standards to the engineering of cyber-physical systems such as NIST SP 800-160, DO-326, UK Secure By Design, IEC 62443, the Risk Management Framework (RMF), and DoDI 5000.83,.
• Excellent communications skills: able to influence without authority and describe complex ideas simply and succinctly to non-technical people.

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Global Grade 9

Closing date: September 30th, 2025

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.