Senior Control System Engineer

Davita Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Control System Engineer focusing on high-impact projects in the aerospace sector. This role involves collaborating with teams to ensure top-quality engineering practices and mentoring junior engineers. With a competitive salary and a supportive environment, this position offers opportunities for growth in a hybrid working arrangement.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Employee discounts

401(k) retirement savings plan with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 2+ years of product development engineering experience, or 5+ years preferred.
• Experience with embedded, software-intensive systems.
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to a team and ensure quality outcomes.
• Collaborate with teams to develop control system safety products.
• Prepare and review engineering work products for quality and completeness.

Skills

Technical Guidance

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering

PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

SysML modelling software

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Control System Engineer

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN or West Lafayette, IN (Hybrid Work Schedule)

Rolls-Royce is looking for a Senior Control System Engineer to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on flagship Rolls-Royce programs and play a vital role in solving some of the most complex and interesting technological challenges in the industry while being part of a global, multi-disciplinary team.

As a Senior Control System Engineer, you will be the owner of assigned control system functions and interfaces. You will be responsible for providing technical guidance, counsel, and direction to a small team of engineers to ensure technical outcomes are delivered to appropriate standards and quality while working with a global engineering community to identify areas for collaboration and knowledge exchange. You will support full life cycle development and mentor junior engineers on processes, tools, and technical solutions.In this role, you will have the opportunity to travel up to 20% between Rolls-Royce sites and up to 10% other travel.

***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.

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

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Collaborate with other teams and customers to develop electrical, electronics and mechatronics control system safety work products such as: System Safety and Reliability Assessment, Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) or Common Cause Analysis (CCA)
• Work with a cross-functional team to establish the highest standards of technical capability, quality, professionalism, and teamwork
• Provide and support engineering and process guidance, training and create documentation
• Prepare and review engineering work products for technical documentation, quality, completeness
• Resolve complex problems through the application of acquired technical experience and knowledge
• Develop and communicate complex technical ideas and information in a concise and logical way

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 Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering with 2+ years of product development engineering experience, OR
• Master's degree in in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering, OR
• PhD in degree in in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering
• Experience with development of embedded, software intensive, systems
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• 5+ years of product development engineering experience
• Experience in the aerospace industry
• Application of agile development methods to deliver engineering work products
• Experience with civil or military certification of airborne systems
• Gas turbine engine, propulsion, or electrical control system experience
• Demonstrated experience with control system design and analysis tools
• Development of model-based systems with digital engineering toolsets (MATLAB, Simulink and/or similar)
• Knowledge of systems engineering, and robust design tools and techniques coupled with the latest model-centric development approaches
• Experience with SysML modelling software

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 30 th, 2025

Job Category

Software Systems

Job Posting Date

30 May 2025; 00:05

Pay Range

$90,985 - $136,477-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, 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.