Life Cycle Engineer – Naval Services

Job Title: Life Cycle Engineer – Naval Services Working Pattern: Full-time Working location: Indianapolis, IN./Hybrid (3 days onsite on avg.) Global Grade/Level: GG10 Why Rolls-Royce? 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.

Summary To provide in-service support of the Naval Gas Turbine Modules. This role is responsible for leading engineering investigations (EI), safety related “red top” investigations, and resolving customer technical issues.  While also supporting the development and drafting of technical publications, including technical manuals, service bulletins, technical queries, and technical variances. As part of the Engineering for Services (EfS) team, the Life Cycle engineer will provide in-service product engineering support to internal and external customers on naval marine gas turbine engines, and associated GT packages, under the technical authority of the Chief Life Cycle Engineer. Additionally, this role will contribute to sustainment initiatives including, but not limited, to product lifing analysis, data driven equipment health prognostics, and as-maintained product configuration management.

Manage and execute Root Cause Analysis of Engineering Investigations. Creation of high quality technical engineering reports. Creation and delivery of effective customer presentations within the Safety Process framework. Acting point of contact for both external customers and internal RR field service teams on technical issues, including occasional off-hour support and travel. Develop Service Bulletins and Technical Publication updates as required, or serve as peer reviewer for others on the team. Support in-service customer program reviews, and/or technical integration meetings. Identify and execute improvements to process, tools, and methods for Service Engineering to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Liaise with the Engineering Leadership and System Design Engineer(s) to drive design improvements from issues or opportunities identified from in-service experience.

Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Physics or Math and 2+ years of engineering experience, or Masters Degree in Engineering, Physics or Math JD/PhD in Engineering, Physics or Math Must be US Citizen to be considered for this role Preferred Requirements: Engineering experience in the area(s) of gas turbine, industrial, or marine machinery accessory systems (such as fuel, lubrication, fire suppression, cooling water, ventilation, support structures, electrical, control, etc.). Experience or familiarity with US Naval Surface Ship Gas Turbine Modules (Ship Service Gas Turbine Generator Sets and Propulsion Gas Turbines). Experience in the marine industry, covering technical support, technical documentation, problem-solving, Naval standards, and Mil-Specifications Experience with electrical power generation equipment. Experience with Root cause investigation Ability to make well-informed, rational decisions and demonstrate problem-solving skills within organizational policies and procedures. Willingness to travel infrequently on a scheduled and unscheduled basis. Comfortable working periodically in an industrial, shipyard, or shipboard environment. Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold