About the position
Rolls-Royce is looking for a Senior Software Engineer - Aerospace Controls in Novi, Michigan. The ACaMS Program Team has been chartered with the design/development/realization of the next generation aero engine control system. The ACaMS system will deliver world class efficiency, improved diagnostics, cyber threat protection via a modern architectural solution. ACaMS will serve a wide range of gas turbine engines/applications across the Rolls-Royce portfolio. The ACaMS team scope includes a wide variety of components within the control system including the Computing System, Health Monitoring System and the integration of the Hydromechanical and Sensing/Control components. The ACaMS team consists of a wide variety of functional team members including Embedded Systems, Software, and Electronics Designers as well as Safety, Certification, Quality, Component and Applications Engineers. In this exciting opportunity, you will work in agile scrum project teams with colleagues in other branches of engineering and guide software engineers with less experience. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule allowing for remote and in-office days each week. Hybrid work arrangements are subject to change based on business needs and/or changes in company policy. All hybrid employees must have a secure, high-speed internet connection and an appropriate workspace that complies with applicable information security and confidentiality requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop safety-critical gas turbine engine control software to DO-178C compliance objectives
- Provide software architecting support to enable software-to-software integration and testing, including product line methodologies
- Develop and modify processes and methods to enable the team to achieve compliance objectives and optimal development pace
- Set up and modify continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD) frameworks to enable software development to be easily worked by the development team
- Liaise with certification airworthiness authorities to explain approaches, demonstrate compliance to objectives, and close out audit findings
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (STEM) with 2+ years of experience in software engineering or computer engineering (development or testing) OR Master’s degree in Engineering with experience in software engineering, OR PhD in Engineering
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Experience in embedded safety critical software engineering and Control systems experience
- Familiarity with Model-based software design using Simulink
Nice-to-haves
- 5+ years of experience in embedded safety critical software engineering
- Experience with Python, C, C++, and/or Groovy
- Experience in defining, assessing and modifying software architectures
- Experience with software life cycle (Requirements, Design, Verification and Release)
- Experience with integration (software/hardware and software/software) and component level testing
- Familiarity with verification and testing frameworks, such as Jenkins
- Experience in the design and development of DO-178C compliant embedded software solutions
- Experience with control of gas turbine engines
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus plan
- Health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- 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
- Long-term incentive plan
