Rolls-Royce plc

T56/Helicopters System Safety & Reliability Engineer

Rolls-Royce plc • $98K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or Engineering with 1+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree, JD, or PhD.
  • US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required.
  • Experience with T56/501 and/or Helicopter engine products preferred.
  • Knowledge of Rolls-Royce Safety Management processes and principles is a plus.
  • Familiarity with military qualification and/or FAA certification of airborne systems.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze product degradation and failure mechanisms to mitigate hazards.
  • Evaluate new design solutions and maintenance practices for safety and reliability impact.
  • Support product development phases with Safety & Reliability Engineering documentation.
  • Manage product safety and reliability models at various levels.
  • Assist in the FRACAS or relevant event management system during development and in-service phases.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards package including base pay and discretionary bonuses.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options available.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Paid Time Off and certain paid holidays.
  • Tuition reimbursement and long-term incentive plan.
Full Job Description
Job Title: T56/Helicopters System Safety & Reliability Engineer

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Position Summary

As a System Safety & Reliability Engineer, you will ensure that the safety and reliability attributes of our T56 and Helicopters products are understood, and risks are managed to an acceptable level. This role involves the integration of diverse areas of technical knowledge to create and support complex systems operating under highly challenging conditions. In this position you will support our engineering products throughout their life cycle; working with Design, System, and Service Engineers to ensure our products meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements.

What you will be doing:

  • Understanding the product's degradation and failure mechanisms, associated consequences, with the aim to eliminate or reduce product hazards. Develop models that characterize these mechanisms using deterministic or probabilistic/data mining techniques.
  • Assess new and derivative design solutions, product operation and maintenance practices to evaluate the impact on product safety and reliability. Develop and deploy models at component, system, asset, and fleet levels to characterize product safety and reliability. Support the associated part/function classification activities.
  • Support product development and new product introduction phases through Safety & Reliability Engineering analysis and documentation (e.g. FHA, FMECA, System Safety Assessment, etc.).
  • Support the FRACAS or relevant event management system both in development and in-service phases.


Basic Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Engineering with 1+ years of experience in statistics, probability and reliability prediction, OR
  • Master's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Engineering, OR
  • JD/PhD
  • In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident


Preferred Requirements:

  • Experience with T56/501 and/or Helicopter engine products
  • Knowledge of Rolls-Royce Safety Management processes and principles
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration skills, including facilitation and communication at the component, sub-system, and system level
  • 2+ years of product safety engineering experience, software development, or systems safety analysis
  • Application of agile development methods to deliver engineering work products
  • Experience with military qualification and/or FAA certification of airborne systems
  • Familiarity with the one or more of the following standards: ARP4754, ARP4761, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1629, DO-178C, DO-254, AMCOM 385 and IEE [redacted]
  • Gas turbine engine, propulsion, or electrical control system experience
  • Demonstrated experience with control system design and one or more of the following tools: Fault Tree+, Reliability Workbench, DOORS, Cameo Systems Modeler
  • Knowledge of systems engineering, and robust design tools and techniques coupled with the latest model-centric development approaches


Closing Date: October 16, 2026

Job Category

Engineering for Services

Job Posting Date

02 Oct 2026; 00:10
Pay Range

Pay 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

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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