Structural System Design Engineer
Indianapolis, IN
As a Structural Systems Design Engineer for Rolls-Royce, you’ll perform a range of system structural assessments across the full product lifecycle, including new design concepts through to in-service operations. You will also bring forward innovative analytical and experimental solutions for customer issues to meet whole product mechanical integrity requirements, including static, transient, and dynamic loads and responses.
Innovate & Power the World
To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of dollars’ worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialisation, we also offer freedom to cross-specialise and develop skills across a number of different areas.
At Rolls-Royce, we look beyond tomorrow. We continually pioneer integrated power and propulsion solutions to deliver cleaner, safer, and more competitive power.
Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.
Key Accountabilities:
- Perform system level structural assessments, such as Whole Engine Modeling, static and dynamic analysis
- Experimental test planning and interpretation, such as correlation of simulation to experimental data
- Facilitate teamwork between many disciplines (i.e. - manufacturing, quality, engineering, product support, etc.).
- Communicate technical and business results via reports and presentations to senior engineers both within and external to Rolls-Royce.
- Participate in technical reviews, Product Safety Reviews, Technical Life Reviews and Customer Reviews.
- Take an active role in continual improvement of our engineering methods and processes
Basic Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 1+ years of related experience – OR -
- A Masters degree in Engineering – OR -
- JD/PhD
- In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience building and running models for static and dynamic structural analysis
- Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) codes such as Nastran, Ansys, Dyna3D, NX, and internal Rolls-Royce codes
- Exposure to experimental testing and data interpretation, in particular for vibrating structures
- Ability to quickly learn mechanical integrity topics, such as Whole Engine Modeling, rotordynamics and extreme event assessments (e.g. bird strike, fan blade off, etc.)
- Programming skills such as Matlab, Python, Fortan, Java, C, C++ and an interest in automating or scripting analysis tasks
- Ability to plan and coordinate assigned work with other groups and drive to finish assigned tasks on schedule
Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realize their full potential. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.
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 available for this role if applicable.
Mechanical Systems
04 Dec 2024; 00:12
$68,240 - $102,360-Annually
Indianapolis, IN
Benefits
Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
