Component Design Engineer, Structures & Casings

Job Title

Component Design Engineer, Structures & Casings

Full time

Indianapolis, IN. Hybrid (3 days onsite on avg.)

As a Component Design Engineer for the gas turbine Structures & Casings team, you will develop complex engineering solutions that satisfy cutting‑edge aerospace functional and physical requirements and exhibit robustness for manufacturing capabilities. 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, including creating concepts, optimizing to final definition, preparing technical documentation, performing dimensional analyses, supporting drawings, delivering hardware for validation, and releasing to production.
• Perform analyses for 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 stakeholders.
• Support the supply chain in procuring hardware, reviewing supplier documentation, assessing non‑conforming hardware, and reviewing supplier change proposals.
• Support manufacturing, assembly, service, and aftermarket issues promptly to keep production on target and fleet in operation.
• Investigate in‑service and/or development hardware issues including failure analysis, root cause/corrective action, reporting, and documentation, and share findings globally per export control regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 2+ years of experience in mechanical design, or
• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, or
• JD/PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
• Must be a US Citizen.

• Technical writing ability.
• Previous experience designing aerospace structural components.
• Previous experience designing investment and sand cast components.
• 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 customers, suppliers, other engineering specialties, shop floor personnel, etc.

• Competitive salary and bonus.
• Employee assistance support.
• Employee discounts.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Relocation assistance as needed.
• Base pay and discretionary bonus plan with comprehensive Total Rewards package including health, dental, vision, disability, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, flexible spending account, health savings account, 401(k) with company match, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, parental and family care leave, tuition reimbursement, and long‑term incentive plan.

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