Associate Applications Engineer, Oil & Gas

Job Description

Title: Associate Applications Engineer, Oil & Gas

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.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide technical product support assistance directly and indirectly to operators and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), including participation in customer technical meetings for determining key buying characteristics, providing technical documentation, and analyzing customer/OEM requirements.
• Provide engineering support to senior staff for the integration of complex project systems in oil & gas domain, including internal combustion engine (ICE) mechanical solutions, ICE generators, Battery Energy Storage Systems (ESS), and plant manager controls.
• Ensure a sustainable increase in reliability and availability of the product or system, ensuring an emission compliant installation, improved customer satisfaction, and promote increased product and personnel safety through continued end-to-end project engagement,
• Provide sound knowledge in Systems Design Integration, contributing knowledge in: problem resolution, defining requirements; designing and integrating products, physical & functional systems & product systems; performing technical analyses; verifying products, physical & functional systems and components throughout the product lifecycle.
• Apply understanding of gas & diesel power product operation, product systems, sub-systems and interactions and integrate and manage interfaces.
• Design or evaluate systems using Systems Engineering principals to achieve optimum solutions at product and sub-system level.
• Problem resolution including ownership of root cause investigations, problem reports, Red Tops, Safety Alert Reports (SARs), Quality Concerns, Major Quality Investigations (MQIs), Drawing Alteration Requests (DARs).
• Perform or coordinate order specific engineering calculations and report on results
• Support engine and systems acceptance testing through field tests.
  • Maintain and develop field test data acquisition systems through test software programming, sensor calibrations, and test equipment configurations.
  • Support engine and electric systems acceptance testing for first of class commissioning or by special order
  • Support EPA Field test exemptions through testing, documentation in support of testing objectives, and tracking of exemption status

Basic Requirements:

Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical, Petroleum, Electro-Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good inter-personal and presentation skills. Ability to communicate with and influence all levels including the customer.
• Good ability to work with and co-ordinate with extended (i.e. not necessarily co-located) multi-disciplinary teams
• Familiarity with test engineering principles and their applications
• Familiarity with Labview programming and NI hardware solutions
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent organizational, planning and follow-up skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proficient with PC and MS Office Suite
• Commitment to employee safety and RRSA Safety Protocols
• Familiarity with Rolls-Royce Solutions MTU Branded products
• Familiarity with MODBUS, CAN bus (J1939) protocols and bus tools
• Knowledge of power generator applications and generator controls, Electrical System Architectures
• Knowledge of vibrations analytics
• Advanced Labview programming skills
• Experience with OEM oil & gas equipment
• Familiarity of CAD Modeling
• Understanding of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Knowledgeable of Project Management Principles
• Knowledgeable on Engine Performance Testing & Analysis
• Familiar with Uncertainty Analysis and its principles in testing measurements

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

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.

Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Job Posting Date

10 Aug 2026; 00:08

Pay Range

$66,563 - $108,165-Annually

Location:

Houston, TX

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.