Development Engineer

Job Title:  Development Engineer (Assembly & Test)

Working Pattern:  Fulltime

Working location:  Indianapolis, IN

As a Development Engineer (Assembly & Test) you will be responsible to own and deliver Development activities e.g. V&V, Build/Experiment definition across Component, Bench Engine and Installed Verification (Flight Test), and the subsequent delivery of V&V data back to the programs. You will manage technical project, leading cross-functional teams.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-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.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We 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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

You’ll have a great opportunity to work on the following:

Key Accountabilities:

• Interface between external and internal customers, to elicit and validate all stakeholder requirements including business, technical customers and partners. ​
• Develop the Systems Engineering and Verification strategy/approach for an Engineering Program across the entire lifecycle and ensure this is reflected in project governance and the project master schedule.
• This position will plan, manage, and develop engine/sub-system certification/qualification plans and participate in product introduction gated reviews, and allocate requirements to major sub-systems.
• Help develop product verification strategies, structured verification plans and Product Development Plans
• Manage the creation of substantiation evidence, clearance/acceptance documentation that meets the demand for the project.
• Understand experiment/test requirements and turn them into test plans, budgets, schedules and subsequently test instructions. Understand and articulate risks and opportunities to program leadership to support decision making.
• Lead integration activities between project teams and test to ensure instrumentation, controls, data acquisition, test limits, and test data recording are completed. Support on-site and off-site development engine/sub-system  build and test activities.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 1+ years of related experience OR;
• A Master’s degree in Engineering
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience in technical project management or development engineering
• Experience interfacing with customers on technical program issues
• Gas turbine engine test, installation, verification, and performance experience
• Experience with the Rolls-Royce Indianapolis EVMS systems and Microsoft Project
• Experience managing and interpreting requirements, and developing test plans
• Experience working in a cross-discipline, cross-functional development team
• Experience with product configuration control, quality systems, trouble reporting and root cause / corrective action
• Experience with structured verification

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your 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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

There is relocation available for this position

Pay Range:
$68,240 - $102,360

This listing closes 5/16/25