Senior Electronics Design Engineer-Simulation

Rolls-Royce; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation available

Health, dental, vision, disability, &…

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Senior Electronics Design Engineer in West Lafayette, IN, to design and develop hardware for real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators used to test engine control systems. You will work across a multidisciplinary team and may travel up to 20% between sites.

Required are STEM/Electrical engineering degrees with hands-on circuit design experience and U.S. citizenship. Relocation is available for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM/Electronics/Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of experience.
• Master’s degree with 0+ years of experience or PhD in relevant fields may apply.
• Electronic Hardware Circuit Design experience is required or demonstrated.
• U.S. Citizenship is required to be eligible for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Perform trade study and tolerance analysis to support design accuracy.
• Develop and troubleshoot electrical hardware simulations for HIL real-time simulators.
• Develop software controls for hardware integration.
• Ensure traceability and provide design assurance documentation.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Root Cause Analysis

CAN

ARINC429

MIL-STD-1553

I2C

Ethernet

Lab equipment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM/Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in STEM/Electronics/Electrical Engineering

PhD in STEM/Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Thevenin equivalent circuit design

Linux/Windows build environments

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Electronics Design Engineer-Simulation

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: West Lafayette, IN (5 days onsite)

Global Grade/Level: Grade 10

Relocation available for this position

Why 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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

We have an exciting new opportunity for Senior Electronics Design Engineer in our Controls System Simulation team. You will be responsible for electronics hardware circuit design and development of Hardware-in-the-Loop real time simulators used to test and verify engine control and monitoring systems through full product life cycle.

In this exciting role, you may be involved at any stage of a project including the initial brief for a concept, the design and development stage, testing of prototypes and the final implementation of a new product or system, support of fielded products and investigations. You will be working in a multidiscipline simulation team, with colleagues in other branches of engineering, vendors and external customers. Commitment to travel up to 20% between sites and up to 10% other travel.

What You Will Be Doing

• Performs trade study analysis, tolerance analysis, and various simulations to support the design's accuracy and efficiency


• Develop and troubleshoot electrical hardware simulations of control system sensors and actuators used as part of a Hardware-in-the-Loop real time simulator used to test and verify engine control and monitoring systems through full product life cycle


• Experience with developing software controls for hardware integration


• Experience with requirements-based product decomposition, development,


• traceability and assurance


• Compile functional description and design assurance testing results into a report sufficient for certifying authorities.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM/ Electronics/Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of


• Electronic Hardware Circuit Design experience, OR


• Master’s degree in STEM/Electronics/Electrical Engineering with 0+ years of


• Electronic Hardware Circuit Design experience; OR


• PhD in degree in STEM/ Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical or Computer


• Engineering


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

Preferred Requirements

• %+ years of circuit design electronic integration


• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and other problem-solving


• Experience working with databus circuits such as CAN, ARINC429, MIL-STD-


• 1553, SPI, I2C, Ethernet


• Strong software development skills in C/C++, Python, Atlassian toolsets and


• build environments for Linux and Windows OS


• Experience with network analyzers, oscilloscopes, meters, probes and similar lab equipment


• Experience with Thevenin equivalent circuit design, grounding isolation and


• shielding schemes, filtering, protection, EMI reduction techniques


• Experience with onsite integration of cabinet mounted electronic test equipment at external customer sites


• Analyze and translate high level requirements into a validated design for the


• electrical component


• Ability to present technical data to senior engineers and management

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential

Closing Date: 08/31/2026

Pay Range

$98,566 - $160,169-Annually

Location

West Lafayette, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.

• 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.