Materials Engineer

Materials Engineer – Full time – Indianapolis, IN / Hybrid (3 days week onsite avg.)

We have a great opportunity for a talented engineer to join the Rolls‑Royce team as a Materials Specialist. As a Materials Specialist, you will participate in materials development activities as well as support multi‑disciplinary engineering teams on technology and product development programs. This role supports the entire product life cycle, from concept generation and evaluation to in‑service support.

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

• Perform analysis of materials test and design data
• Manage test programs to demonstrate and validate a wide variety of material properties, including testing performed at external vendors
• Perform work related to the development of new materials, including formulation, evaluation, and maturation from concept to product
• Recommend materials selection and validation approaches as part of larger component design and test projects
• Review technical drawings to ensure compliance with materials engineering standards and specifications
• Collaborate with a multi‑disciplinary engineering team for the design of aerospace components
• Continued personal development is encouraged through one‑on‑one mentoring, attendance at industry conferences, and participation in specialized technical short courses

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry along with 1+ years of experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry, or
• JD/PhD in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen

• Strong academic background in materials science
• Ability to apply knowledge of material / component analysis and condition assessment techniques
• Data analysis and statistical methods
• Familiarity with common software tools such as MATLAB and JMP
• Experience with metals, ceramics, coatings, and/or additive layer manufacturing
• Enthusiasm for low‑maturity projects with a number of unknowns

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonuses, employee support assistance and employee discounts. 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 is not being provided for this role at this time.

Closing Date: 07/10/2026