Aerothermal 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.

Position Summary: An exciting opportunity for an Aerothermal Engineer has arisen within our Defense development teams. This role involves working with a range of key business stakeholders to support the delivery of key program milestones thus enabling the delivery of our Defense strategy for the next 50 years. This is how we create brilliance, which we should sell by letting the facts speak for themselves.

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN. Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and simulate various gas turbine system components and sub-systems using a variety of methodologies, including meanline, throughflow, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
• Work with performance organization and system level design to define, understand, and interpret sub-system requirements and issue sub-system performance maps and bids.
• Work with aeromechanics, heat transfer, and mechanical design communities to understand interface with aerodynamic design.
• Plan and execute component and sub-system “rig” tests for product development and/or technology development.
• Assemble, interpret, and report a combination of CFD simulations, experimental results, and first principle analyses into a cohesive understanding of component and sub-system capabilities as measured against requirements.
• Support the wider aerodynamics disciplines with capability acquisition via methods and coding, technology plans, and collaborating in the communities of practice.
• Practice continuous improvement principles by using and updating best practices, process automation, and eliminating wasteful process steps.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physics or Math with 2+ years of experience of Thermodynamics or Aerodynamics, OR
• Master’s of Science in Engineering, Physics or Math, OR
• PhD degree in Engineering, Physics or Math.
• Must be a US citizen.

Qualifications

• Proficient with aerodynamics, turbomachinery, airfoil design, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
• Competent with gas turbine engine architecture, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.
• Communicates aerothermal concepts clearly and succinctly with appropriate technical depth to a variety of audiences.
• Works well in a collaborative, multidisciplinary, product‑focused team.
• Has a wide awareness of engineering issues and requirements.
• Customer‑ and performance‑orientated thinking and acting.

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. Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Pay

Pay Range: $98,566 - $160,169‑Annually. (Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.)

Schedule

Fulltime