Development Engineer

Development Engineer (Assembly & Test) – JSF Liftsystem
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 programmes. You will manage technical project, leading cross-functional teams.

Dream Big and Make an Impact
At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs. We embrace the power of data and technology and aim to be Digital First in everything we do.

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 specialisation, we also offer freedom to cross-specialise and develop skills across a number of different areas.
 

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.

Basic Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 4+ years of experience in gas turbine engines OR;

• A Master’s degree in Engineering with 2+ years of experience in gas turbine engines OR;

• A JD/PhD with 0+ years of experience in gas turbine engines

• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be eligible to obtain and maintain security clearance, which requires USA Citizenship

Preferred Requirements:

• 4+ 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

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.

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

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.
 

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.
 

Close Date:
4/17/25

Validation and Verification03 Apr 2025; 00:04$88,334 - $132,502-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.