Rolls-Royce plc

Senior Stress and Lifing Engineer

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5+ years experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years, or PhD in Engineering
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical integrity and stress assessments preferred
  • Proficient in finite element analysis and numerical modeling techniques
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of product integrity, liability, and certification frameworks

Responsibilities

  • Lead advanced mechanical integrity and stress assessments
  • Mentor junior analysts and foster their professional development
  • Conduct peer reviews to uphold technical standards
  • Act as a point of contact for mechanical integrity inquiries
  • Prepare and deliver technical presentations to stakeholders
  • Participate in the global engineering community sharing expertise
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the team

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package including base pay and discretionary bonuses
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off and certain paid holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program and tuition reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance available
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Title: Senior Stress and Lifing Engineer

Working Pattern: Full-Time

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Stress and Lifing Engineer to join our team, playing a vital role in ensuring the reliability and safety of our products throughout their service life. As a Stress and Lifing Engineer, you will be responsible for the structural analysis of a wide range of static components, including casings, bearing supports, frames, mounts, and inlet guide vanes. These components are essential to the integrity of the engine and are subjected to a variety of complex loading conditions, including thermal, pressure, and mechanical loads. You will apply advanced analysis techniques to ensure these parts meet stringent safety and durability requirements, supporting our commitment to maximizing product performance and maintaining the highest standards of operational safety.

What you will be doing
  • Lead and perform advanced mechanical integrity, stress, and lifing assessments using finite element analysis and other numerical modeling techniques.
  • Mentor and train junior analysts, providing technical guidance and fostering professional development within the team.
  • Conduct peer reviews of analysis projects, ensuring high standards of technical quality and rigor.
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for mechanical integrity matters, facilitating effective communication and collaboration with customers and cross-functional teams.
  • Prepare and deliver technical presentations to internal and external stakeholders, clearly communicating complex analysis results and recommendations.
  • Actively participate in the global engineering community, sharing subject matter expertise and best practices across the organization.
  • Champion continuous improvement initiatives, driving enhancements to tools, processes, and methods both within the team and across the wider function.


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 behaviors 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 Engineering with 5+ years of experience in mechanical design or manufacturing engineering, OR
  • Master's degree in Engineering with 3+ years of experience in mechanical design or manufacturing engineering, OR
  • PhD in Engineering
  • In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen


Preferred Requirements:
  • 8 or more years of hands-on experience in conducting mechanical integrity, stress and lifing assessments using finite element analysis and other numerical models
  • Ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on a range of technical problems and make balanced decisions across technical and business parameters
  • Knowledge and experience of product integrity / liability and certification frameworks
  • Membership of a relevant professional body appropriate to region
  • Strong communication and presentation skills at all levels of the organization


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

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Global Grade/Level: Level C

Closing Date: 07/31/2026

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Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Job Posting Date

20 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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