Development Engineer - JSF LiftSystem

Location: Indianapolis

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Title: Development Engineer - JSF LiftSystem

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

A new opportunity has arisen for a Development Engineer. As a Development Engineer with the JSF LiftSystem Program at Rolls-Royce, you will play a key role in coordination of the cross-functional product team designing, testing, and certification of the JSF LiftSystem modules. This role will also require supporting customer engagements, program management of engineering projects, and/or Installed Verification testing.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

With this attractive opportunity you will play a key role in coordination of the cross-functional product team designing, testing, and certification of the JSF LiftSystem modules. This role will also require supporting customer engagements, program management of engineering projects, and/or Installed Verification testing.

Key Accountabilities.

• Ensure project risks (technical, cost, supply chain, and timescale) are identified, managed (including integration of risk activities in project plan), and escalation of risks in accordance with risk management plan.
• Ensure IPT work is integrated with all relevant higher-level plans - including relevant Project Management Plan and Risk Management Plan.
• Managing and delivering the necessary compliance documents, from requirements capture through to evidence of compliance appropriate software / tools.
• This position will plan, manage, and develop engine/sub-system certification/qualification plans and participate in product introduction gated reviews, and allocate requirements to major sub-systems.
• Understand experiment/test requirements and turn them into test plans, budgets, schedules and subsequently test instructions. Understand and articulate risks and opportunities to program leadership to support decision making.
• Lead integration activities between project teams and test to ensure instrumentation, controls, data acquisition, test limits, and test data recording are completed. Support on-site and off-site development engine/sub-system  build and test activities.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with 2+years’ experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering, or
• JD/PhD in Engineering
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be eligible to obtain and maintain security clearance, which requires USA Citizenship

Preferred Requirements:

• Project / Function Management Engineering Experience
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team environment; willingness to accept responsibility and take initiative; and drive to finish assigned tasks on schedule
• An excellent command of the English language for both written and oral communications
• 4+ years of experience in technical project management or development engineering
• Experience interfacing with customers on technical program issues
• Gas turbine engine test, installation, verification, and performance experience
• Experience with the Rolls-Royce Indianapolis EVMS systems and Microsoft Project
• Experience managing and interpreting requirements, and developing test plans
• Experience leading a cross-discipline, cross-functional development team
• Experience with product configuration control, quality systems, trouble reporting and root cause / corrective action
• Experience with structured verification

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.

Relocation assistance is available for this position if applicable.

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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.