Aerothermal Engineer

Aerothermal Engineer

An exciting opportunity for an Aero Engineer has arisen within our Programmes and Capability development teams. This role involves working with a range of key business stakeholders to support the delivery of key programme milestones thus enabling the delivery of our Defence strategy for the next 50 years.

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. 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

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Design, analyze, and simulate various gas turbine system components and sub-systems using a variety of methodologies, including meanline, through flow, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
• Work with performance organization and system level design to define, understand, and interpret sub-system requirements and issue sub-system performance maps and bids.
• Work with aeromechanics, heat transfer, and mechanical design communities to understand interface with aerodynamic design
• Plan and execute component and sub-system "rig" tests for product development and/or technology development.
• Assemble, interpret, and report a combination of CFD simulations, experimental results, and first principle analyses into a cohesive understanding of component and sub-system capabilities as measured against requirements.
• Support the wider aerodynamics disciplines with capability acquisition via methods and coding, technology plans, and collaborating in the communities of practice.
• Practice continuous improvement principles by using and updating best practices, process automation, and eliminating wasteful process steps

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 Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physics or Math with 2+ years of experience of Thermodynamics or Aerodynamics, OR
• Master's of Science in Engineering, Physics or Math
• PhD degree in Engineering, Physics or Math
• In order to be considered for this role, you must be a US citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Proficient with aerodynamics, turbo machinery, airfoil design, and computation fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Competent with gas turbine engine architecture, thermodynamics, and heat transfer
• Communicates aerothermal concepts clearly and succinctly with appropriate technical depth to variety of audiences
• Works well in a collaborative, multidisciplinary, product focused team
• Has a wide awareness of engineering issues & requirements

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Your needs are as unique as you are. 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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming. Relocation assistance is available for this position.