Job Description Job title: Development Engineer – GCAP Working Pattern: Full time Working location: Bristol / Hybrid (3 days per week in the office) What you will be doing As a Development Engineer supporting the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), you will play a critical role in ensuring that physical test assets – engines and rig tests – are accurately defined to generate meaningful development data. This data supports vital understanding of product performance, safety, and compliance with regulatory and programme requirements. You will become a key enabler in the definition and delivery of development hardware across our future air defence platforms, with opportunities to build subject matter expertise in enterprise IT systems and test programme strategy. Responsibilities You’ll be: Defining and managing physical test asset hardware configurations in support of development and certification objectives Translating experiment requirements into detailed vehicle specifications and Bills of Material Collaborating with engineering, procurement, and operations to ensure hardware requirements are fully aligned and delivered on time Forecasting and managing stock levels to support future test demand Becoming a subject matter expert in enterprise engineering systems such as Teamcenter, SAP, and Mendix Why Rolls-Royce? This role sits within our Defence business and supports the multinational GCAP programme to deliver the next generation of combat air capability. Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. 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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working. Who we’re looking for Being a part of Rolls-Royce you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally Experience with hardware definition or development programmes (e.g. rig or engine testing) Exposure to enterprise engineering systems such as SAP, Teamcenter, or Mendix is desirable Capable of translating technical requirements into structured vehicle or system configurations A proactive mindset, with a focus on detail, planning, and long-term programme delivery Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence 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. Closing Date: 10/06/2025 Job Category Validation and Verification Posting Date 27 May 2025; 00:05 Posting End Date 10 Jun 2025