Senior Control Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Control Software Engineer

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid Schedule/3 days onsite minimum)

In our team as a Senior Control Software Engineer, you will develop, write, test and document embedded code for safety critical electronic engine control and monitoring systems.  

You may be involved at any stage of a project lifecycle from concept development, integrated/component testing through final production release.

You'll usually work in project teams with colleagues in other branches of engineering.

*** Remote employees will work with their direct manager to determine the cadence of onsite visits.  All remote employees must have a secure, high-speed internet connection and an appropriate workspace that complies with applicable information security and confidentiality requirements.

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

Here you’ll have the opportunity to work on the following:

• Build strong software development expertise

• Develop proficiency with modern software testing frameworks

• Contribute to the design and development of embedded software solutions

• Apply and expand your knowledge of software design and test patterns

• Gain hands-on experience with integration (software-to-hardware and software-to-software) and component-level testing

• Work across the full software lifecycle, from design through release
   

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 STEM discipline with 2+ years Software (traditional and model-base) experience, OR

• Master’s degree in STEM discipline with experience in Software OR

• PhD in degree in STEM discipline with experience in Software

• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in embedded safety critical software engineering

• Control software experience

• Experience with verification and testing frameworks

• Use a DO-178 compliant software coding process.

• Digital logic design experience

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.

Closing date:   June 30th, 2026

Software Systems16 Jun 2026; 00:06$94,160 - $153,010-AnnuallyIndianapolis, IN

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.