Development Engineer – F130/B-52

Rolls-Royce•Indianapolis, IN

6d•$73,120 - $118,820•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Development Engineer with the F130 Program at Rolls-Royce, you will play a key role in coordination of the cross-functional product team in assembly, test, and certification of the F130 Engine in support of the B-52 engine replacement program. This role will also require supporting customer engagements, program management of engineering projects, and/or Installed Verification (Flight) testing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with 1+ years’ experience OR Master’s degree in Engineering, OR JD/PhD in Engineering
U.S. Citizen or a U.S. Permanent Resident

Nice To Haves

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
Project / Function Management Engineering 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

Responsibilities

Manage the assembly and configuration of engines through the F130 development program
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.
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.
Manage and deliver the necessary compliance documents, from requirements capture through to evidence of compliance via appropriate software / tools.
Plan, manage, and develop engine/sub-system certification/qualification plans and participate in product introduction gated reviews, and allocate requirements to major sub-systems.
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.