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You'll be central to a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team that supports a variety of programmes across the defence sector and beyond. With increasing demand for our engineering capability, this is an exciting time to join a high-performing team working on critical programmes of national importance.\nWhy Rolls-Royce?\nRolls-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.\nWe are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.\nWe 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.\nThis role sits within Test & Experimental Engineering - Defence, where you’ll be part of the Bristol Rigs team. The team supports a broad range of projects within Defence but also has reach across other sectors, giving you exposure to a wide range of engineering challenges and technology areas.\nWe’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.\nThis role offers the opportunity to work on flagship programmes such as the Global Combat Air Programme and beyond. As a Systems Engineer, you’ll play a key role in enabling the testing of new technologies through full lifecycle rig delivery-from requirements capture and interface management through to systems-level integration, commissioning, and issue resolution.\nWhat we offer\nWe offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.\nYour 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.\nWhat you will be doing\nWith this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:\nAct as the key interface between rig delivery teams, designers, and customers\nManage system-level requirements, interfaces, and emergent technical issues\nLead integration of complex test rigs for a wide variety of gas turbine and future technology applications\nSupport cutting-edge programmes including GCAP and innovative R&T work\nWho we’re looking for\nAt Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. 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