Systems Engineering & Verification Engineers

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Define, integrate, verify, and assure complex engineering solutions across the product lifecycle.

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Job Description

Systems Engineering & Verification Engineers

Location: Bristol, Derby or Solihull

Rolls-Royce is seeking Systems Engineering & Verification Engineers to support a range of current and future opportunities across our Defence business.

Our Systems Engineering teams are responsible for defining, integrating, verifying and assuring complex engineering solutions throughout the product lifecycle. Working across multiple engineering disciplines, these teams help ensure that products meet customer, regulatory and business requirements.

We are interested in hearing from engineers with experience in systems engineering, requirements management, model-based systems engineering, verification, validation and development engineering.

What you could be working on

Systems Engineering

Requirements Management

Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Verification & Validation

Development Engineering

Instrumentation Engineering

Product Qualification & Certification

Systems Integration

What we're looking for

Engineering degree (or equivalent experience)

Experience in systems engineering or verification activities

Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills

Experience working within regulated engineering environments

Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams

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.

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If you have experience in systems engineering, verification, validation or development engineering and would like to contribute to future Rolls-Royce Defence programmes, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence Early Life Cycle business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

23 Sept 2026; 00:09

Posting End Date

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