Job Description

Job Title: Component Design Engineer - Turbomachinery Transmissions

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN/Hybrid - 3 Office Days/Week)

As a Component Design Engineer, you will be part of the Global Mechanical Systems Capability function. You will create engineering solutions that satisfy functional and physical requirements symptomatic of Product System and Sub-System level environments. Crucially, the engineered solutions must exhibit robustness for manufacturing capability. You'll be responsible for the on-time delivery and quality of component design definition artifacts i.e., documents, models, definitions that meet system level and sub-system requirements. You will participate within an IPT described by Product Lifecycle System (PLS) and operate in accordance with applicable Rolls-Royce Management System (RRMS) policies and processes. As the Component Design Engineer, you will also be responsible for sub-system integration of the technical activities for their design solutions and enabling lifecycle profitability through the Supply Chain Design.

What you will be doing:

• Deliver new component designs, analyses, and changes within the Design Technical Approval (DTA) gated process, which includes (but is not limited to) creating design concepts, optimizing concepts to a final definition, preparing technical presentations and documents, supporting creation of drawings, analysis, delivering hardware for validation, and release of hardware to the field
• Support the supply chain in procuring hardware, concession consultation and execution of Drawing Alteration Requests (DARs)
• Provide engineering support of service and/or development related hardware issues including Engine Investigations (EI) and Technical Variance (TV) analysis
• Develop and specify component design requirements in accordance with module, system, and customer interface requirements
• Address manufacturing, assembly, in-field, and aftermarket issues as they arise
• Participate in or lead Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) team

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, with 1+ years of experience in mechanical design, OR
• Master's degree in mechanical engineering, OR
• JD/PhD in Mechanical Engineering
• To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the design, analysis, and/or verification of aerospace mechanical components and/or systems.
• Experience in progressing designs/changes through a gated review process.
• Experience with gas turbine or turbomachinery power transmission components, including gears, rolling element bearings, shafts, and high-performance seals.
• Experience in the following software applications: Siemens NX, Siemens Teamcenter, ANSYS, Microsoft Excel
• Experience in dimensional tolerance stack-ups and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Knowledge of gas turbine subsystems and components and their function and operation

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, 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 available for this position.

Closing date: 06//2026

Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Job Posting Date

29 May 2026; 00:05

Pay Range

$73,120 - $118,820-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.