Job Description

Position: Functional Development Engineer (f/m/d)

Location: Dahlewitz - Berlin - Germany

Why Rolls-Royce?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Functional Development Engineer to join Rolls-Royce in Dahlewitz close to Berlin.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

We offer excellent development, 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.

What you will be doing:

As a Functional Development Engineer you will be part of the Rolls Royce Deutschland Development Engineering Team responsible for the planning, preparation, execution and post-processing of bench tests to support the development and certification of the world’s most advanced business jet aero engines.

You will part of a team that ensures the airworthiness and reliability of engines produced by Rolls-Royce Deutschland and meet the stringent criteria specified by Airworthiness Authorities, Customers & Business requirements.

Tasks and responsibilities:

With an understanding of all customer and regulatory requirements, supports the definiton of validation and verification strategies for whole-engine functionality, including cold starting, rain and hail ingestion, operability, re-lighting and starting with a strong focus on the Engine Control System.

Engages in Integrated Product Teams to influence control system design and ensures that robust associated verification strategies are defined, including evaluation of and integration of EEC (Electronic Engine Control) software packages throughout the EDP (Engine Development Programme) and Flight Test (Back-office).

Evaluates the functional performance of components, sub-systems and engine control software by analysis of test data, inspection of component condition and theoretical predictions. Ensures findings are appropriately recorded and are fed into the product change lifecycle (Problem Reports / Bugs / FRACAS).

Reports the outcome of technical investigations to all levels of internal management and external bodies as necessary, to justify and recommend either revision to engineering policy or service introduction of modifications.  In a certification programme to ensure all the necessary technical documentation and reports for compliance are prepared for submission to the Airworthiness Authorities.

Leads the operation of customer whole-aircraft integration test rigs and acts as interface between customer and internal stakeholders (e.g. Project Management, Control System Engineering)

Contributes to the evolution and integration of the Functional Development Team in the global Rolls Royce organisation

Who We’re Looking For:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Qualifications and experience:

Educated to degree level qualification in an engineering, scientific or mathematical discipline and be able to work in a dynamic team environment.

Whole engine knowledge, particularly Control System/Software and/or Performance along with an understanding of the product change process and aviation regulations is desirable. Good knowledge of electric systems and Avionic Systems is an asset.

Previous experience in troubleshooting and/or problem resolution using data analysis tools such as MATLAB or Python is mandatory.

Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels.

Willingness to travel internationally (up to 20%), work in a shift pattern when required to support engine tests and provide on-call support beyond usual office hours occasionally.

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.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here

Closing date: 16.07.2025

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

02 Jul 2025; 00:07