Lead Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time Systems

Rolls-Royce Power Systems; Ingatestone; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Power Systems in Heybridge seeks a Principal Software Engineer to specify, design, validate and test software components for real-time systems. You will ensure on-time delivery and quality of artefacts, decomposing designs and building tests to prove the software meets requirements.

Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineers, you will analyse performance, support capacity planning, and contribute to long-term goals while maintaining robust, safe code and compliant processes.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in engineering or related field.
• Strong knowledge of modern C++ for real-time systems.
• Experience with software design and architecture.
• Ability to assess test results and risk.

Responsibilities

• Translate high level requirements into validated software design.
• Develop software components to meet requirements.
• Create software tests to verify requirements.
• Review verification results against requirements.
• Collaborate with other disciplines on performance.
• Support capacity planning and strategic goals.
• Document policies, procedures and training.

Skills

Modern C++

Software design

System architecture

Embedded testing

Risk management

Education

Degree Qualified

Job description

Rolls-Royce Power Systems in Heybridge seeks a Principal Software Engineer to specify, design, validate and test software components for real-time systems. You will ensure on-time delivery and quality of artefacts, decomposing designs and building tests to prove the software meets requirements.

Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineers, you will analyse performance, support capacity planning, and contribute to long-term goals while maintaining robust, safe code and compliant processes.