Materials Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Materials Engineer

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN/Hybrid (3 days week onsite avg.)

We have a great opportunity for a talented engineer to join the Rolls-Royce team as a Materials Specialist. As a Materials Specialist, you will participate in materials development activities as well as support multi-disciplinary engineering teams on technology and product development programs. This role supports the entire product life cycle, from concept generation and evaluation to in-service support.

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

• Perform analysis of materials test and design data
• Manage test programs to demonstrate and validate a wide variety of material properties, including testing performed at external vendors
• Perform work related to the development of new materials, including formulation, evaluation, and maturation from concept to product
• Recommend materials selection and validation approaches as part of larger component design and test projects
• Review technical drawings to ensure compliance with materials engineering standards and specifications
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary engineering team for the design of aerospace components
• Continued personal development is encouraged through one-on-one mentoring, attendance at industry conferences, and participation in specialized technical short courses

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 behaviors that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry along with 1+ years of experience, OR
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry, OR
• JD/PhD in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Strong academic background in materials science
• Ability to apply knowledge of material / component analysis and condition assessment techniques
• Data analysis and statistical methods
• Familiarity with common software tools such as MATLAB and JMP
• Experience with metals, ceramics, coatings, and/or additive layer manufacturing
• Enthusiasm for low-maturity projects with a number of unknowns

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonuses, 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 is not being provided for this role at this time.

Closing Date: 07/10/2026

Global Grade/Level: GG9

Job Category

Engineering Materials

Job Posting Date

09 Jul 2026; 00:07

Pay Range

$78,918 - $128,242-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.