Software Capability Lead

Rolls-Royce plc; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings

Group Life Assurance provides for a

Income Protection

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc in Solihull or Derby is seeking a Software Capability Lead to guide a Model Based Software Engineering team. You will lead and develop engineering personnel, manage resources and subcontractors, and drive improvements across products and processes.

The role emphasizes adherence to quality policies, regulatory requirements, and cross-site collaboration within a global capability group, including Indianapolis and Friedrichshafen. This is a hybrid, full-time opportunity.

Qualifications

• Degree level or equivalent is required.
• Demonstrates sound engineering judgement and knowledge of customers and programmes.
• Demonstrates effective leadership & engineering skills.
• Able to build high-performing teams and drive positive change.
• Understanding of Rolls-Royce Quality policies and processes within the group.
• Experienced in applying process improvement techniques and driving business improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the Engineering resource group and ensure compliance with processes and lifecycle reviews.
• Develop robust resource plans, including recruitment and subcontracting to meet delivery commitments.
• Identify and sustain required capabilities and resources to deliver business strategy and programme needs.
• Lead, develop and performance-manage team members with training and development.
• Drive continuous improvement and knowledge management across the group and wider business.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering judgement

Team development

Process improvement

Quality standards

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Job Description Software Capability Lead Full Time Solihull or Derby/Hybrid

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Position Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Capability Lead to join the Model Based Software Engineering team. The Capability Lead develops people, processes and tools for the software development and verification of high integrity systems using models as a means of designing and simulating solutions. This includes accountability for; developing engineering personnel with the knowledge and skills to create and maintain software architectures and designs and supporting verification, delivering capability improvements, and ensuring standards and regulations are adhered to. The High Integrity Model Based Software Engineering function develops software Product Line solutions for all new Rolls-Royce Aerospace products. The team works within a global capability group that includes teams at Rolls-Royce sites in Indianapolis and Friedrichshafen. This global function creates, develops, and improves Model Based Software Engineering best practices applied across Rolls-Royce.

What you will be doing

Provide technical leadership for the Engineering resource group, ensuring compliance with agreed processes, corporate methodology, regulatory requirements and engineering lifecycle reviews. Create and maintain robust resource plans to meet delivery commitments, budgets and future business needs, including recruitment, subcontracting and integration with partners and other resource groups. Ensure the required capabilities, skills and resources are identified and sustained in order to execute business strategy and programme needs. Lead, develop and performance manage team members, ensuring clear objectives, appropriate training, professional development, reward management, HSE and security responsibilities. Act as the focal point for communication within and on behalf of the resource group, managing functional interfaces and, where appropriate, relationships between engineering and the supply chain. Drive continuous improvement, operational best practice and effective knowledge management through lessons learnt, knowledge capture, process review and collaboration across the group and wider business.

Position qualifications

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent
• Demonstrates sound engineering judgement and knowledge of our customers and programmes
• Demonstrates effective leadership & engineering skills
• Capable of building high performing teams and effecting a positive shift in attitudes and behaviours
• Understanding of Company Quality policies and processes deployed within the resource group
• Experienced in applying process improvement techniques and driving business improvements

Regional Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce Group
• Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury

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Closing date: 26th October 2026

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