Job DescriptionJob Title: Radar Cross Section Engineer
Working Pattern: Full time
Working location: Indianapolis, IN.
Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.
Position SummaryRolls-Royce is seeking a Radar Cross Section (RCS) Engineer to join our innovative Research and Development team. In this role, you will work alongside a variety of disciplines to develop RCS solutions for Defense applications. You will design, analyze, and optimize low observable technologies and electromagnetic (EM) signatures for advanced aircraft systems.
As part of the Survivability Technologies (ST) team, you will contribute to cutting-edge products across the engineering lifecycle: from concept development to modeling, validation, and testing. This is a unique opportunity to work on new technology development and to gain technical expertise in the high-demand field of RF. Continued personal development is encouraged through one-on-one mentoring, attendance at industry conferences, and participation in specialized technical short courses.
What you will be doing- Responsible for developing, analyzing, and verifying RCS models using computational electromagnetic (CEM) tools
- Support design and optimization of low observable components and material treatments
- Collaborate with mechanical, aero, materials, IR, and aerothermal engineers to integrate RCS requirements into multi-disciplinary designs
- Perform RF measurement, including test planning and data analysis
- Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
- Full-time in-office
- Must be a US Citizen and be eligible to obtain a US DoW security clearance
- Approximately 10% travel
Basic Requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Physics with 2+ years of related experience OR
- Master's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Physics, OR
- PhD in Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Physics
- In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen
Preferred Requirements:- Knowledge of electromagnetic energy transmission, reflection, and scattering, with some areas of advanced understanding. Internship, coursework, or research experience in electromagnetics, antenna design, RF, circuit design, or optics
- Experience with EM analysis tools such as X-Patch, SENTRi, MM2D, FEKO, HFSS, CST or other company-specific Computational ElectroMagnetics (CEM) analysis packages
- RF measurement experience
- Ability to collaborate across a multi-disciplinary team to ensure RCS requirements are met
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in an ambiguous R&D environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to innovate to apply new ideas and techniques to solve technical problems.
- Proven ability to exercise sound technical and business judgement
- Experience with scripting tools such as Matlab, Python, C+
- Existing US DoW security clearance preferred but not required
Closing Date: September 25, 2026
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Job CategoryElectrical and Electronics
Job Posting Date11 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.
