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Rolls-Royce Tech Stack

Global aerospace, defense, and power systems manufacturer

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing London, England 10,001+ employees Public Company

Rolls-Royce operates a distributed engineering and manufacturing organization across 20+ countries, with active hiring spanning civil aerospace, defense, and power systems. The tech stack—anchored in CAD (AutoCAD, Creo), PLM (Windchill), simulation (MATLAB, Simulink), and industrial controls (PLC, SCADA, FPGA)—reflects a hardware-heavy, regulated manufacturing footprint. Current adoption of ServiceNow, Azure, and FPGA signals modernization of enterprise operations and embedded systems design, while active projects around compliance strategy implementation and microgrids point to ongoing investment in regulatory rigor and emerging power-generation markets.

Tech Stack 190 technologies

Core StackSAP AutoCAD Linux MATLAB Primavera P6 Go CNC Microsoft Office IEC 62443 RTOS UPS ERP Windows Siemens TIA FPGA ASIC PLC SCADA SAP R/3 CAD MES Simulink LabVIEW Windchill Creo Outlook EPSS MITRE ATT&CK STIX/TAXII PTC Windchill+160 more
AdoptingServiceNow SAP Azure FPGA

What Rolls-Royce Is Building

Challenges

  • Ensuring compliance with international security regulations
  • Continuous improvement of maintenance processes
  • Improving engine performance
  • Meeting cost targets
  • Process inefficiencies
  • Meeting regulatory requirements
  • Compliance with internal controls
  • Optimizing procurement processes
  • Ensuring compliance with iso9001 standards
  • Business continuity

Active Projects

  • New product introduction
  • Lean improvement projects
  • Process development
  • Process standardization
  • Deployment of the quality and safety strategy
  • North american cad knowledge base
  • International emergency diesel system projects
  • Compliance strategy implementation into operating system
  • Microgrids
  • Installation, commissioning and testing of new diesel generator systems

Hiring Activity

Steady950 roles · 370 in 30d

Department

Engineering
413
Manufacturing
177
Ops
101
Finance
51
Sales
50
Support
38
Logistics
26
Security
20

Seniority

Mid
465
Senior
239
Manager
104
Junior
69
Lead
52
VP
8
Staff
4
Principal
2

Notable leadership hires: Head of Sales, Project Lead, Head of Finance, Cylinder Heads Lead, Radioactive Waste Lead

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About Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce designs and manufactures propulsion and power systems for civil aviation, defense, and industrial applications. The company operates globally with substantial engineering and manufacturing capacity—960 open roles across 21 countries, with engineering (413) and manufacturing (177) comprising the majority. Projects span new product introduction, process standardization, quality and safety deployment, and emerging areas like microgrids and diesel generator systems. Pain points center on regulatory compliance (international security, ISO 9001, internal controls), maintenance optimization, cost management, and procurement efficiency—typical friction points in capital-intensive, contract-driven aerospace and defense manufacturing.

HeadquartersLondon, England
Company Size10,001+ employees
Hiring MarketsGermany, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Oman, Japan

Frequently Asked Questions

What CAD and PLM tools does Rolls-Royce use?

AutoCAD, Creo, and PTC Windchill for design and product lifecycle management. MATLAB and Simulink support simulation and embedded systems. The company is actively adopting FPGA design alongside traditional CAD workflows.

Where is Rolls-Royce hiring?

Rolls-Royce has 960 active roles across 21 countries including UK, US, Germany, Singapore, India, China, Japan, Canada, Australia, and multiple others. Engineering and manufacturing roles lead hiring velocity.

What industrial control and automation systems does Rolls-Royce deploy?

PLC, SCADA, FPGA, ASIC, and RTOS form the core control layer. The company also uses CNC for manufacturing, MES for production execution, and SAP/SAP R/3 for enterprise resource planning.

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