Rolls-Royce plc

Senior Electromagnetic Capability Engineer (EMC)

Rolls-Royce plc$94K — $153K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of electronics design experience, or a Master's/JD/PhD in the same field
  • US Citizenship required
  • Understanding of EMC emissions/immunity factors and mitigation techniques
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, and DO-160 standards
  • Experience in performing and debugging EMC/EMI tests.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct EMC Design Reviews for electronic systems and components
  • Provide technical support and design specifications to product teams
  • Lead system level design reviews to ensure compliance with EMC/EMI requirements
  • Review and tailor EMI/EMC requirements for product performance compliance
  • Develop EMC control plans, test procedures, and generate test reports
  • Perform EMC testing in lab and client locations according to standards and plans
  • Participate in various project stages from concept through implementation.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive salary and discretionary bonus
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education
  • Employee Assistance Program and support services
  • Flexible working arrangements and relocation assistance available.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Title: Senior Electromagnetic Capability Engineer (EMC)

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid Schedule 3 days in-office)

Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer provides MIL-STD-461 and DO-160 Avionics aircraft system and component level design oversight in EMC/EMI fields to include bonding, grounding, shielding, EMI prediction, EMI analysis, conducted and radiated interference, lightning protection and HIRF.

In this role, you'll be a critical part to validating EMC compliance and primarily responsible for EMC design and test/verification for engine control system.

In this role you may be involved at any stage of a project including the initial brief for a concept, the design and development stage, testing of prototypes and the final manufacture and implementation of a new product or system. You'll usually work in project teams with colleagues in other branches of engineering.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to travel up to 25% between Rolls-Royce sites.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:
  • Conduct EMC Design Reviews of electronic systems and components
  • Provide technical support and engineering design specifications to product design teams
  • Lead system level design reviews to ensure EMC/EMI designs meet customer requirements
  • Review and tailor EMI/EMC requirements to meet specified product performance for all aspects of Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) compliance, including EMI/EMC/EME/ESD/EMP and lightning, participate in design reviews, develop, and review test plans with customers
  • Develop EMC control plan, test procedures and generate test reports
  • Performing EMC testing of products in the laboratory and at client premises, in accordance with applicable standards and test plans, and performing other tests as assigned. Must be comfortable working hands on in lab environment.


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 Electronics/Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of experience in electronics design, OR
  • Master's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, OR
  • JD/PhD in Electronics/Electrical Engineering
  • In order to be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen
  • 25% travel between sites: Indianapolis and West Lafayette, IN as needed for work


Preferred Requirements:
  • Thorough understanding of factors influencing EMC emissions/immunity and mitigating techniques
  • Actively debug known EMC/EMI problems deep dive into root causes
  • Must be familiar with MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-461 and DO-160
  • Liaison with customer representatives and participation in design reviews and meetings
  • Experience conducting EMC/EMI Tests and Test Automation (e.g. TILE or other)
  • Analyze EMI/EMC/Lightning environment with computational tools (e.g. EMC PLUS, EMA3D, FEKO, HFSS ...)


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 and home. 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.

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Closing date: June 30th, 2026

If you have questions regarding this requisition, please contact Craig Beronja.

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Job Category

Software Systems

Job Posting Date

08 Jun 2026; 00:06

Pay Range

$94,160 - $153,010-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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