Digital Design Engineer

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Digital Design Engineer for a hybrid role in Derby or Bristol. The successful candidate will work on digitizing product introduction processes, collaborating closely with internal customers, and driving digital technology initiatives. Candidates should hold a Bachelor Degree in engineering and have experience with software development and data science methods. The position offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the product introduction process.
• Basic understanding of Systems Engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Identify key areas for the application of digital technologies within the product introduction process.
• Develop and support code and applications for the efficient deployment of digital technologies.
• Take ownership of assigned area and deliver developments into the wider digital architecture.
• Represent work with internal customers and user base.

Skills

Experience with modern software development methods

Coding languages

Data Science methods and tools

Statistical methods

Presentations skills

Familiarity with standard Office Tools

Education

Bachelor Degree in mechanical, aerospace or electrical engineering

Job description

Overview

Digital Design Engineer — Full Time — Derby/Hybrid or Bristol/Hybrid

What you will be doing

You will be part of a newly formed and growing Digital team working on the digitization of the product introduction process. We are a cross functional team offering interesting and varied challenges in application development, software architecting and design, AI/ML applications, Model Based Systems Engineering and Statistical Analysis. Our agile development environment offers a tight integration with the end users and ensures a swift value delivery of our teams work into the business value streams.

Responsibilities

• Working with our internal customers to identify key areas for the application of digital technologies within the product introduction process
• Developing and supporting code and applications to allow the efficient deployment of digital technologies into our business value streams
• Taking ownership of your assigned area and deliver your developments into the wider digital architecture
• Representing your work with the internal customers and user base

Why Rolls-Royce?

You will work in the central Engineering, Technology & Safety area responsible for developing, sustaining and applying the tools, methods, processes and capabilities across our divisions.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

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

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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we’re looking for

Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Bachelor Degree in mechanical, aerospace or electrical engineering
• Experience with modern software development methods and coding languages
• Experience in Data Science methods and tools including a basic understanding of statistical methods
• Basic understanding of Systems Engineering principles and the product introduction process
• Presentations skills and familiarity with standard Office Tools

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

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. 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.

Job Category Digital Posting Date 28 Aug 2025; 00:08 Posting End Date 30 Oct 2025