LiftSystem Turbo-Machinery Tech Lead

Job Title: LiftSystem Turbo-Machinery Tech Lead Working Pattern: Full time Working location: Indianapolis, IN/ (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) Relocation assistance is available for this position as applicable. Global Grade/Level: Level C Why 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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first. You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential . And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Summary To provide world-class technical support for in-service/delivered products and to influence maturity throughout the product life cycle to meet customer and business needs, ensuring Design Intent is met and to ensure the safe, reliable and cost-effective product attributes are defined and maintained by means of life modelling of product reliability, deterioration mechanisms, costs and help implement robust & cost-effective solutions.

The LiftSystem Turbo-Machinery Tech Lead role will lead the technical team in the design, manufacture, development, and demonstration testing of components and subsystems for the LiftSystem program.  In this role, the candidate ensures that all sub-system definitions meet all program requirements by providing technical mentoring and leadership to the rest of the team.  The technical accountability will map to the LiftSystem Chief Engineer. Provide technical leadership and coaching to members of an Integrated Product Team through all design and development phases from concept design through engine certification and introduction to service, including design, hardware manufacture/procurement, assembly, development and verification testing, certification reports, etc. Work closely with the subsystem PDM and IPT Lead to develop project technical scoping and resource planning, to ensure risks are identified and properly mitigated, to define the subsystem verification strategy, and lead analysis and troubleshooting based on test data and hardware reviews. Coordinate with Whole Engine (rotor-dynamics, secondary flow, thermals, WEM) and other subsystem teams define and integrate a subsystem technical solution that supports an optimized engine system solution. Participate in and ensure the team is prepared for all gated reviews, subsystem/component design reviews, customer design reviews, flight clearance reviews, safety reviews, and technical audits. Ensure subsystem/IPT component compliance to requirements by reviewing/approving engineering work, IPT layouts, interface control documents, drawings/MBDs, assembly instructions, subsystem development and verification test plans (rig and engine), and technical reports. Conduct technical presentations of engineering analysis and results to internal/external Rolls-Royce customers and represent Rolls-Royce as the customer interface for technical issues.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 5+ years of related experience OR   Master's degree in Engineering with 3+ years of related experience, OR PhD in Engineering To be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen Preferred Requirements: Experience and demonstrated capability in root cause investigation, including evidence-based methods Experience in safety investigations (Red Tops) involving Rolls-Royce products. Experience and knowledge of LiftSystem product line Breadth of Turbomachinery (compressor and blisks) engineering experience across engineering functions: design, performance, validation/verification,