Job DescriptionJob Title: Aerothermal EngineerWorking Pattern: FulltimeWorking Location: Indianapolis, INRelocation assistance will be provided if applicable.
Position SummaryAn Exciting opportunity for an Aerothermal Engineer has arisen within our Defense development teams. This role involves working with a range of key business stakeholders to support the delivery of key program milestones thus enabling the delivery of our Defense strategy for the next 50 years. This is how we create brilliance, which we should sell by letting the facts speak for themselves.
What you will be doing:- Design, analyze, and simulate various gas turbine system components and sub-systems using a variety of methodologies, including meanline, throughflow, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
- Work with performance organization and system level design to define, understand, and interpret sub-system requirements and issue sub-system performance maps and bids.
- Work with aeromechanics, heat transfer, and mechanical design communities to understand interface with aerodynamic design
- Plan and execute component and sub-system "rig" tests for product development and/or technology development.
- Assemble, interpret, and report a combination of CFD simulations, experimental results, and first principle analyses into a cohesive understanding of component and sub-system capabilities as measured against requirements.
- Support the wider aerodynamics disciplines with capability acquisition via methods and coding, technology plans, and collaborating in the communities of practice.
- Practice continuous improvement principles by using and updating best practices, process automation, and eliminating wasteful process steps
Basic Requirements:- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physics or Math with 2+ years of experience of Thermodynamics or Aerodynamics, OR
- Master's of Science in Engineering, Physics or Math
- PhD degree in Engineering, Physics or Math
- In order to be considered for this role, you must be a US citizen
Preferred Requirements:- Proficient with aerodynamics, turbomachinery, airfoil design, and computation fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Competent with gas turbine engine architecture, thermodynamics, and heat transfer
- Communicates aerothermal concepts clearly and succinctly with appropriate technical depth to variety of audiences
- Works well in a collaborative, multidisciplinary, product focused team
- Has a wide awareness of engineering issues & requirements
- Customer- and performance orientated thinking and acting
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.
Infinite PotentialClosing Date: October 5, 2026
Job CategoryMechanical Systems
Job Posting Date21 Sep 2026; 00:09
Pay RangePay 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
BenefitsRolls-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.
