AE Defense Life Cycle Engineer

About the role

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first. You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

As the AE Defense Life Cycle Service Engineer, you will provide reactive technical support for in-service events and proactive analysis to eliminate future customer disruption in connection with Rolls-Royce products. You will lead cross functional teams to determine root cause of in-service events. Using expertise and best practices in root cause analysis and in conjunction with teams consisting of component design, materials engineering, deployed services, and program personnel, you will achieve timely resolution of customer issues. This role will also proactively identify threats and take steps to eliminate them before they cause events in the field. To do this, you will apply your knowledge of the propulsion system along with data analytics tools to uncover trends in our fleet.

Based in Indianapolis, IN.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with customers to understand how Rolls-Royce products are used in service and devising technical solutions to their needs.
• Lead internal activities to resolve OEM, AMC, operator or FSR technical inquiries
• Lead investigations and identify root cause and corrective action for in-service events
• Support of field control programs that address identified or potential safety concerns.
• Participation in product level safety boards and in-service reviews with regulatory and airworthiness authorities.
• Initiating changes to technical publications associated with in-service hardware maintenance and ensuring appropriate hardware management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 1+ years of experience or
• Master's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
• JD/PhD
• To be considered for this position, you must be U.S. Citizen

Qualifications

• Previous experience conducting complex root cause analysis