Stress and Lifing Engineer

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Job Description

Job Title:

Stress and Lifing Engineer
Working Pattern:

Full time
Working location:

Indianapolis, IN/Hybrid - 3 Office Days/Week)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stress and Lifing Engineer that will operate in an extremely exciting space ensuring we help maximize our products time on wing and continued safe operation. As a Stress and Lifing Engineer, you will be responsible for the structural analysis of a variety of critical part components, ranging from fan discs, compressor discs, blisks & drums, turbine discs & cover plates as well as mainline shafts and stub-shafts.

These components are subject to some of the most severe and complex loading conditions found in any engineering field, and they are designed and analyzed with high fidelity against highly demanding safe life requirements.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the

Engineering & Manufacturing

category on the prestigious

Forbes Top Employers for Engineers

list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.
Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.
We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing
Conduct mechanical integrity, stress and lifing assessments using finite element analysis and other numerical models
Specify and conduct mechanical experiments, for the purpose of underwriting designs, and validating analytical or empirical models
Identify root cause and resolve problems through evaluative judgements and analysis
Point of contact between the mechanical integrity discipline and other functions and customers
Point of contact within a given engineering discipline and to share subject matter knowledge across the function
Promote, encourage and support the identification and implementation of continuous improvements of tools, processes and methods) both within and outside their immediate sphere and prompt action across the wider team
Who we're looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 2+ years of experience, OR
Master's degree in Engineering, OR
PhD in Engineering
In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen
Preferred Requirements:
Must have 2 or more years of hands-on experience in conducting mechanical integrity, stress and lifing assessments using finite element analysis and other numerical models
Ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on a range of technical problems and make balanced decisions across technical and business parameters
Knowledge and experience of product integrity / liability and certification frameworks
Membership of a relevant professional body appropriate to region
Good communication and presentation skills…