Product Introduction Performance Engineer

Job Title

New Product Introduction Performance Engineer

Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid – approximately 3 office days per week)

Full time

As a New Product Introduction Performance Engineer for Rolls‑Royce, you will join the Global System Engineering and Product Performance Capability team. Your role will involve whole‑system level design, simulation, and verification of engines and power systems to predict and verify system attributes that arise from the integration of subsystem components. You will develop computational models from first principles, perform 1‑D thermodynamic simulations, create empirical models, and interpret certification requirements and physical test data.

You will also act as an integration specialist, gathering and disseminating requirements, data, and product knowledge across internal and external stakeholders, including subsystem teams, airframers, regulatory authorities, and customers.

• Own the definition of the product cycle.
• Provide prediction and analysis of product attributes at the whole system/platform level.
• Gather, manage, and disseminate requirements from or to internal and external customers.
• Provide data to subsystems for product design and development.
• Define and manage system and product interfaces.
• Provide insight into product/aircraft interaction.
• Provide insight and analysis of real‑world operations and customer usage.
• Manage relationships with internal and external customers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics with at least 1 year of experience, OR
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics, OR
• PhD in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance (USA citizenship required).

• Experience supporting the performance‑related design and development of gas turbines.
• Knowledge of product integrity, liability, and certification frameworks.
• Experience with simulation or modeling of gas turbine cycles, hybrid electric systems, cycle analysis, engine operability, sizing, or preliminary design analysis.
• Experience in engine cycle design to meet aircraft manufacturer or government objectives, including current and future technologies.
• Experience in thermodynamic cycle modeling in Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) or similar.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C++, MATLAB, Python, and FORTRAN.

We offer a competitive salary, a discretionary bonus plan, and a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes health, dental, vision, disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) plan with company match;
Employee Assistance Program; paid time off; paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a 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.

07/17/2026