Structural Systems 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.

Dream Big and Make an Impact

In this exciting role you will bring forward innovative analytical and experimental solutions for customer issues to meet whole product mechanical integrity requirements, including static, transient, and dynamic/vibration behavior.

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer the power that matters to our customers, to society and to the planet.

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.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in mechanical systems OR;
• A Masters degree in Engineering in mechanical systems OR
• JD/PhD
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen or permanent resident.

Preferred Requirements:

• Interest in and/or exposure to experimental testing for vibration, such as modal characterization, frequency screening, and model validation
• Previous experience building and running models for static and dynamic/vibratory structural analysis
• Experience with using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) codes such as MSC Nastran, Ansys, Dyna3D, NX, and internal Rolls-Royce codes
• Programming and scripting skills such as Matlab, Python, Fortan, Java, C, C++
• Interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team environment; willingness to accept responsibility and take initiative
• Ability to plan and coordinate assigned work with other groups and drive to finish assigned tasks on schedule

Key Accountabilities:

• Complete hands-on test planning, execution, monitoring, and data post-processing for a range of experimental activities, including lab, rig, and engine testing
• Perform structural assessments of components and systems, both analytically and experimentally
• Initiate and execute work packages to address emerging technical challenges relating to the structural behavior of current and future Rolls-Royce products
• Facilitate teamwork between many disciplines (i.e. – test department, 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.
• Take an active role in continuous improvement of our engineering methods, tools, and processes

Rolls-Royce has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. Designing, building and servicing systems that provide critical power to customers, where safety and reliability are paramount. Our engineering excellence is the power behind some of the most critical technologies used in the air, at sea and on land. Across Civil Aerospace, Power Systems, Defence and in our unique nuclear capabilities, we provide a range of differentiated technologies and products.