B-52 / F130 Lifecycle Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: B-52 / F130 Lifecycle Engineer

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN/ (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Relocation assistance will be provided as applicable.

Global Grade/Level: GG10

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

To provide world-class technical support for in-service/delivered products and to influence maturity throughout the product life cycle to meet customer and business needs, ensuring Design Intent is met and to ensure the safe, reliable and cost-effective product attributes are defined and maintained by means of life modelling of product reliability, deterioration mechanisms, costs and help implement robust & cost-effective solutions.

What you will be doing

• Management of known and potential safety issues (SAR & RT) and appropriate involvement in safety boards as defined in Safety Management Plan.
• Provide technical support to help resolve technical queries and operational arisings- Lead Investigation of operational issues to establish root causes
• Introduce containment actions and recommend corrective actions
• Provide technical surveillance and quality assurance audits to support continuous product enhancement for customer satisfaction and business expectations.
• Develop and approve the technical content of technical publications/communications (used by OEM, build/commissioning/maintenance bases and customers) including acceptance limit development.
• Set reliability targets (such operational disruption metrics) based on historical data and monitor performance against targets.
• Predict future safety and reliability performance based on failure rates, adopting statistical techniques to support Numerical Risk Assessment, Parametric Distribution and fly forward analysis.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities by reviewing and maintaining life cycle engineering policies and any associated maintenance planning documentation.
• Manage any issues that affect Maturity, Lifecycle Cost, Reliability and Maintainability and maintain Design Intent.
• Provide lifecycle technical data (build/in-service/decommissioning) and model/support modelling of through life performance, deterioration mechanisms and service attributes to create and maintain time on platform prediction, identify opportunities for optimization and support the generation of the Service Operation Validation Strategy.
• Prepare and deliver technical communications (e.g. presentation and/or reports) to platform providers, regulators, customers, internal stakeholders.
• Lead and integrate Health Monitoring system requirements.
• Identify requirements for new Health Monitoring System or capability.
• Ensure compliance with requirements specified by regulatory authorities and adhere to technical and business requirements of internal & external stakeholders. Where delegated, act as the Technical Authority providing assurance on building, commissioning and maintenance activities.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 2+ 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
• Willingness to travel infrequently on a scheduled and unscheduled basis.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience and demonstrated capability in root cause investigation, including evidence-based methods
• Experience in safety investigations (Red Tops) involving Rolls-Royce products.
• Experience and knowledge of BR700-Series product line
• Breadth of gas turbine engineering experience across engineering functions: design, performance, validation/verification, customer application, certification/qualification, maintenance & overhaul, repair, field service, etc.
• Proven ability to exercise sound technical and business judgement.
• Knowledge of components/ systems functionality and numerical methods

Experience in support/lead cross-functional teams e.g. specialists, suppliers, customers, partners

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential

Closing Date: 08/28/2026

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Job Category

Engineering for Services

Job Posting Date

11 Aug 2026; 00:08

Pay Range

$94,160 - $153,010-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.