Component Design Engineer, Structures & Casings

Job Title: Component Design Engineer, Structures & Casings Working Pattern: Full time Working location: Indianapolis, IN./Hybrid (3 days onsite on avg.) Relocation assistance is provided as needed for this opportunity. Global Grade/Level: GG10 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 As a Component Design Engineer for gas turbine Structures & Casings team, you will be part of the global Structures & Controls Engineering, Technology & Safety organization. You will develop complex engineering solutions that satisfy cutting-edge aerospace functional and physical requirements and exhibit robustness for manufacturing capability. Within your assigned propulsion system program, you’ll be responsible for developing, assessing, and delivering hardware and systems that push the envelope with performance, life, and efficiency.

Develop new component designs and design changes for high-performance gas turbine hardware and systems, which includes (but is not limited to) creating design concepts, optimizing concepts to a final definition, preparing technical presentations and documents, performing dimensional analyses, supporting creation of drawings, delivering hardware for validation, and release of hardware to production. Perform analyses for gas turbine hardware and systems to substantiate suitability for new engine applications, extended performance of existing engines, and interface requirements. Present and defend design solutions and technical work to program leadership and other stakeholders. Support the supply chain in procuring hardware including review of supplier documentation, assessment of non-conforming hardware, and review of supplier change proposals. Support manufacturing, assembly, service, and aftermarket issues promptly as they arise to keep production on target and the fleet in operation Perform investigations of in-service and/or development hardware issues including failure analysis, root cause / corrective action (RCCA), reporting, and documentation.  Share findings with the global turbomachinery team in accordance with export control regulations.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, with 2+ years of related experience; OR, Master’s degree in Engineering; OR, JD/PhD in Engineering To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen Preferred Requirements: Technical writing ability / experience Previous experience designing aerospace structural components Previous experience designing investment and sand cast components Previous experience designing components manufactured via additive layer manufacturing, especially laser powder bed fusion processing Experience working in a New Product Introduction environment Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience working with all aspects of product design – customers, suppliers, other engineering specialties, shop floor personnel, etc. Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong. Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All