Configuration Specialist for Helicopters

The Configuration Specialist for Helicopters will ensure that existing and new methods, processes and toolsets are effectively deployed and consistently utilized to facilitate engineers in meeting program/value stream requirements. This will be achieved via a close working relationship with the core system, deployed and retained configuration teams along with Mature Engine technical and program leads, providing clear line of sight to program/value stream capability requirements.

Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea, and in the air.  Rolls-Royce operates in many global markets including; civil aerospace, defense, and power systems.  We continue to invest in core technologies, products, people and capabilities with the objective of broadening and strengthening the product portfolio, improving efficiency, and enhancing the environmental performance of our products.

To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of dollars’ worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialization, we also offer freedom to cross-specialize and develop skills across a number of different areas.

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the engineering change process for the Helicopter program family.

• Simplify and transform how we digitally manage the configuration, build and certification of our products, how we capture & mange functional engineering data, and how we develop & deliver our applications to end users.

• Create product structures that satisfy all business requirements and evolve those product structures under Change Control.

• Prepare and maintain status accounts such as baselines (design and certification) and Change Authorization Documents.

• Specify, develop, implement and support tools to manage configuration data.

• Apply configuration and design data management principles including the development of Configuration Management Plans.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 2+ years of experience in gas turbine engines; Or

• Master’s degree  in Engineering 

• 6+ years of experience in technical project management or systems engineering;

• Must be a US citizen

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Siemens PLM Teamcenter experience

• SAP ERP - Configuration and Document Management experience

• CMII Certification (or willingness to complete certification)

• Geometric, Dimensioning, & Tolerancing (GD&T) experience

Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

Our People are Our Power

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 realize their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

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.

Mechanical Systems27 Mar 2025; 00:03$90,985 - $136,477-AnnuallyIndianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.