Lifecycle Engineer

Job Description
Job Title: Lifecycle Engineer
Working Pattern: Full time
Working location: Indianapolis, IN/Hybrid - 3 Office Days/Week)

Engineering for Services (EfS) team executes technical task delivery against contractual requirements in the areas of Safety Management, Sustainment and Services Support, FRACAS, DTA Reviews, Reliability Analysis, Maintainability Analysis, and MSG-3 Analysis. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) assisting with the execution of Engineering Investigations (EIs), including Red Top investigations, to determine root cause of product-involved events, review of data associated with system level faults, and authoring responses to customer queries. To achieve timely resolution of customer issues, the Lifecycle Engineer will lead and/or assist multidisciplinary teams as part of Engineering Investigations (EI) to determine root cause of product-involved events. These teams will include (but may not be limited to) component design, materials engineering, development testing and program personnel. The Lifecycle Engineer will proactively identify threats and take steps to eliminate them before they cause events in the fielded product.
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.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving 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:

• Engaging in an environment of cooperation and collaboration in the Engineering for Services deployed team.
• Innovating to apply new ideas / techniques to solve technical problems, improve reliability, minimize cost, and reduce maintenance burden
• Participating in technical conversations in product level safety boards, customer reviews with regulatory and airworthiness authorities as required
• Assisting the Service Engineering Technical Lead and Chief Service Engineer (as required) internally and with customers while promoting a positive, professional image of Lifecycle Engineering and Rolls-Royce

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 1+ years of relevant experience, OR
• Master's degree in Engineering, OR
• JD/PhD
• Must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this role

Preferred Requirements:

• Understanding of the gas turbine engine assembly and on-wing maintenance practices
• Experience performing technical tasks in a new product introduction environment

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.

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Global Grade/Level: GG09

Closing date: July 11, 2025

Job Category
Engineering for Services

Job Posting Date
23 Jun 2025; 00:06

Pay Range
$70,629 - $105,943-Annually

Location:
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.