Software Engineer - Submarines

Job Description

Software  Engineer

Full Time, 5 days in the Office

Derby, Raynesway.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Our submarines business is responsible for the design, manufacture, supply and through-life support of nuclear propulsion-related products and systems in support of the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. You can find out more about the amazing projects that we are working on here:- https://youtu.be/x19YSPecrf8

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

A role within Submarines will offer you the opportunity to work across all phases of the product life cycle, solving technical challenges across a wide range of digital, software, programmable hardware and electronics technologies, systems, and applications. You will be able to build the career you desire as an engineer, technical specialist, or technical leader. We want you to maximise your potential and will support your technical development through coaching, experience, and training. This will include professional mentoring to start your journey towards becoming a chartered engineer or to continue your professional development. You will be encouraged to bring in fresh ideas and generate creative ways of working to make a stepped improvement in our effectiveness, allowing you to make an impact in delivering programmes that are strategically important to the nation. You will work within our safety critical software development team across all phases of the software lifecycle. The team uses agile SCRUM methods to develop high integrity software applications adopting the latest state-of-the-art toolsets.

Training will be provided where required to equip you with the skills necessary to develop requirements, architectures, designs, code and associated tests for controls software applications essential for the protection and monitoring of nuclear propulsion plant.

In addition, you will be engaged in the development of bespoke software toolsets in support of the deliverable equipment software. The applications you will be involved in are leading-edge solutions addressing the challenges of meeting the highest safety integrity requirements.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will follow a safety critical development lifecycle to:
  • Develop Software requirements and design.
  • Develop and Verify high integrity code.
  • Support host, target and integration testing of your designs.
  • Author and review design documentation.
• You will liaise with FPGA, Hardware, Systems and Verification teams to ensure customer expectations are met effectively and efficiently.
• You will contribute to the continuing improvement of the development processes and product quality.

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.

• Be qualified to Degree level (or equivalent experience) in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Be experienced in designing and verifying high integrity Software.
• Have the ability to provide clear, concise and accurate technical reports

Experience of the following, whilst not essential, would be beneficial:

• Languages:
  • Ada
  • C++
  • C#
  • Python
• Tools:
  • IBM® Engineering Requirements DOORS
  • Ansys – SCADE Architect
  • Ansys – SCADE Suite
  • SCADE Suite KCG
  • SPARK Ada code
  • ReqTify
  • VectorCast
  • LabView
  • Azure DevOps
  • Git
• Standards, Frameworks and Techniques
  • Real-time operating systems
  • PLC development
  • Agile Scrum
  • Software Verification and Validation.
  • Awareness of safety-critical development constraints (e.g. DO-178B/C, IEC60880, IEC61508).

We’re 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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global inclusion strategy at careers.rolls-royce.com

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

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