Join Rolls-Royce as a T56/Helicopters System Safety & Reliability Engineer on a full-time basis in Indianapolis, IN. Earn a salary between $98,566 - $160,169 annually. In this role, you will ensure product safety and reliability, managing risks and supporting engineering products throughout their life cycle.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Engineering with 2+ years of experience in statistics, probability, and reliability prediction, OR a Master's degree, JD, or PhD.
Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Preferred: Experience with T56/501 and/or Helicopter engine products, product safety engineering, or military/FAA qualification standards.
Skills & Responsibilities
Reliability Engineering & Modeling: Develop models using deterministic or probabilistic techniques to characterize product degradation, failure mechanisms, and safety risks.
Safety & Hazard Analysis: Support product development through safety analyses such as FHA, FMECA, and System Safety Assessments.
Event Management: Support FRACAS or relevant event management systems during development and in-service phases.
Collaboration: Partner with Design, System, and Service Engineers to meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements.
Potential transition routes: People from systems engineering, quality engineering, or mechanical engineering roles may bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills, alongside meeting mandatory technical degree requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Job Title: T56/Helicopters System Safety & Reliability Engineer
Working Pattern: Fulltime
Working Location: Indianapolis, IN
Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.
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
As a System Safety & Reliability Engineer, you will ensure that the safety and reliability attributes of our T56 and Helicopters products are understood, and risks are managed to an acceptable level. This role involves the integration of diverse areas of technical knowledge to create and support complex systems operating under highly challenging conditions. In this position you will support our engineering products throughout their life cycle; working with Design, System, and Service Engineers to ensure our products meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements.
What you will be doing:
Understanding the product's degradation and failure mechanisms, associated consequences, with the aim to eliminate or reduce product hazards. Develop models that characterize these mechanisms using deterministic or probabilistic/data mining techniques.
Assess new and derivative design solutions, product operation and maintenance practices to evaluate the impact on product safety and reliability. Develop and deploy models at component, system, asset, and fleet levels to characterize product safety and reliability. Support the associated part/function classification activities.
Support product development and new product introduction phases through Safety & Reliability Engineering analysis and documentation (e.g. FHA, FMECA, System Safety Assessment, etc.).
Support the FRACAS or relevant event management system both in development and in-service phases.
Basic Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Engineering and 2+ years’ experience in statistics, probability and reliability prediction, OR
Master’s degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Engineering, OR
JD/PhD
In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
Preferred Requirements:
Experience with T56/501 and/or Helicopter engine products
Knowledge of Rolls-Royce Safety Management processes and principles
Multi-disciplinary collaboration skills, including facilitation and communication at the component, sub-system, and system level
2+ years of product safety engineering experience, software development, or systems safety analysis
Application of agile development methods to deliver engineering work products
Experience with military qualification and/or FAA certification of airborne systems
Familiarity with the one or more of the following standards: ARP4754, ARP4761, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1629, DO-178C, DO-254, AMCOM 385 and IEE 1633-2016
Gas turbine engine, propulsion, or electrical control system experience
Demonstrated experience with control system design and one or more of the following tools: Fault Tree+, Reliability Workbench, DOORS, Cameo Systems Modeler
Knowledge of systems engineering, and robust design tools and techniques coupled with the latest model-centric development approaches
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: November 6, 2026
Job Category
Engineering for Services
Job Posting Date
30 Oct 2026; 00:10
Pay Range
Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.
$98,566 - $160,169-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.
