Rolls-Royce plc

Product Security Specialist

Rolls-Royce plc$114K — $185K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with relevant experience (5+ years or 3+ years respectively)
  • Expertise in system security engineering or cyber security essential
  • Must be a US Citizen
  • Additional certifications in cyber security preferred
  • Familiarity with embedded systems and their security is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with clients and industry experts to enhance cyber security for Rolls-Royce products
  • Plan and scope system security work to meet customer requirements
  • Act as a technical specialist providing direction in product cyber security
  • Develop and implement best practices for cyber security in product design
  • Coordinate with cyber security teams to improve policies and procedures

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package including base pay and discretionary bonuses
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance available
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement options for employees
  • Hybrid working arrangement to balance office and remote work
Full Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Product Security Specialist

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

In this role, your focus will be on helping to secure the Rolls-Royce products against an increasingly diverse and complex range of threats.  You’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary team, looked towards as an expert and mentor in this field, working together to tackle technical challenges in a stimulating and collaborative environment. 

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

  • Collaborate with government and commercial clients, our supply-chain, and industry experts to enhance cyber security capability and tools for Rolls-Royce programs.
  • Plan the system security work scope for programs to deliver customer requirements, including task planning, resource forecasting, and product lifecycle deliverables.
  • Act as a technical specialist in system security engineering/product cyber security, applying technical knowledge and providing technical direction as required.
  • Develop and drive cyber security best practices in our product design and development infrastructure.
  • Coordinate with the business’ cyber security capability team to improve the techniques, policies, procedures and knowledge to enable us to implement best practices across the business.

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 Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline with experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems) with 5+ years experience, or
  • Masters degree in STEM discipline with experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems) with 3+ years experience, or
  • JD/PhD
  • To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

  • Some knowledge of embedded systems and the technical skills required to develop, implement and secure such systems
  • Experience or interest in cyber security and cyber threats (e.g. experience of: designing secure networks, systems and applications; intrusion detection; product forensics; disaster recovery; risk assessment tools and methods, end-point security solutions; security policies, standards and procedures, etc.)
  • Desire to mentor and educate other members of the team on system security to positively impact individuals as well as the broader team
  • An interest in novel and emerging technology solutions and how they might be used to enhance cyber security
  • Outcome-focused, with good problem-solving abilities, including an aptitude for finding practical solutions to complex technical problems
  • Able to work with a high degree of autonomy, across ambiguous or complex areas.

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Closing date:  July 31st, 2026


Job Category

Software Systems

Job Posting Date

16 Jul 2026; 00:07

Pay Range

$114,400 - $185,900-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.

About Rolls-Royce plc

Rolls-Royce plc is a British multinational engineering company that designs, manufactures, and distributes power systems for aviation, marine, and energy markets. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in London, England. Rolls-Royce is a leading provider of power systems for civil and military aircraft, and is also a major supplier of power systems for marine vessels. The company's energy division provides power systems for the oil and gas industry, as well as for power generation and other industrial applications. Rolls-Royce has operations in over 50 countries and employs over 50,000 people worldwide.
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