Lead Engineer, Nuclear Hardening & Survivability

Location: Indianapolis

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Engineer, Nuclear Hardening & Survivability

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

The Lead, Engineer, Nuclear Hardening & Survivability provides expertise to deliver electronic and electrical designs for the entire development process. Conceptional design through detail design, prototypes through volume manufacture, initial integration through qualification of airworthy/certified for wide range of gas turbine engines. You will collaborate with a multidiscipline project team on the electrical infrastructure, perform engineering analysis, generate detail electronic designs, create engineering drawings/documents and partner with suppliers.

In this role, the candidate ensures that all electronic products meet all program requirements by providing technical mentoring and leadership to the rest of team. 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.

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.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

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 get a chance to:

• Providing technical oversight and direction in the electronics circuit design and development process for new product development
• Engage in technical, manufacturing and supply chain issues and opportunities to enable quick decision making
• Define the electronics test plans and test methods, review and approve the electronics design and test results
• Ensure quality of output through internal gate reviews and other appropriate processes
• Support design, analysis, and test of electronics propulsion systems and components to include requirements capture, architecture, schematic capture, design analysis and implementation of printed circuit boards.
• Lab testing and integration of complex electrical components, sensors, test equipment

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 5+ years of experience in electronics design, OR
• Master's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of experience in electronics design, OR
• JD/PhD
• In order to be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• 7+ years’ experience in circuit design
• Strong technical leadership, people management and project management skills
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI), change management, and risk management processes
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis and other problem-solving techniques
• Experience with embedded electronics design in aerospace or other industries requiring functional safety applications is preferred
• Experience with schematic capture tools: Allegro-Cadence/Altium Designer
• Knowledge of RTCA/DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 environmental testing standards
• Experience / Understanding of Safety Critical Control Systems (DAL A-C), High Integrity Control Solutions.
• Knowledge of RTCA/DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 environmental testing standards

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.

Closing date:   February 28th, 2026

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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.