Additive Design Business Specialist
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Job Description
Job Title:
Additive Design Business Specialist
Working Pattern:
Full-time
Working location:
Indianapolis, IN./Hybrid (3 days onsite on avg.) Relocation assistance is available
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world‑class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem‑solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.
You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high‑performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.
We have an exciting opportunity to join ET&S in Digital Design and Industrialization as an Additive Design Business Specialist. As an Additive Design Business Specialist, you will be accountable for leading work streams in Design for Additive across the US programs, as well as ensure global integration of standards and process for Design for Additive. The work will initially focus on Helicopters Additive Scroll certification for RR300 and lead additive strategy on AE program design for additive work on key engine components.
The successful candidate will primarily work on US Defense Programs, R&T, and Civil Aerospace. It is an excellent opportunity to grow in an exciting area of design with novel ways of designing for additive methods of manufacturing. This will also provide an opportunity to nurture and grow specialist growth in Model Based Definition (as Additive Design is made and inspected to the model) and looking at optimization and digital design automation for additive.
you will be doing
- To provide technical leadership to Digital Design and Industrialization and the wider Design community and ensure compliance to Additive Design processes and standards throughout the product life cycle.
- To support US Defense Programs with Additive Design delivery commitments.
- To author standards for Additive Laser Powder Bed Fusion, MIM, Wire DED for Digital Design and Industrialization and the engineering community.
- To own the Additive Design business strategy and work with the US programs on Additive Design roadmaps.
- To ensure that the Design teams across Defense and Civil aerospace have the right training and knowledge to develop Additive Design capability across the product portfolio.
- Basic Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/STEM with 5+ years of additive design experience; OR Master’s degree in Engineering/STEM with 3+ years of additive design experience; OR JD/PhD - In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen
- Experience in the aerospace industry
- Experience in FAA Certification of additive design
- Experience of delivering Additive Designs in high performing teams and building capability in Additive Design globally.
- Wire Electron Beam Directed Energy Deposition (Wire DED) Metal injection molding (MIM) Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) Binder jet additive manufacturing Experience in Siemens PLM Teamcenter and Nx Experience in Additive tools:
Altair for Additive, nTop, Ansys Additive suite, DfAM US Professional Body or other national equivalent relevant to specialist subject area and member of a relevant professional body/institute, typically working towards Fellow status (or equivalent)
Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where…
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