Life Cycle Engineer - Adour

rollsroyce; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Employee discounts

Employee support program

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Bristol is seeking a Life Cycle Engineer to join UK & I Mature Programmes Life Cycle Engineering - Adour. The role is hybrid with three days on site per week and a focus on providing in-service technical support to ensure safe, reliable operation across the product life cycle.

The successful candidate will collaborate with specialist areas such as Stress, Safety and Reliability, Performance and Controls, contributing to customer operations and regulatory requirements while

Qualifications

• Degree level in a STEM field or equivalent engineering experience.
• Working towards Chartered Engineer or equivalent status.
• Experience in mechanical, aeronautical, electrical or controls engineering.
• Knowledge of in-service operation environment and regulatory requirements is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-service technical support to ensure safe, reliable operation.
• Manage known and potential safety issues and Regulatory compliance.
• Investigate and resolve in-service technical queries and arisings.
• Lead investigations to establish root cause and implement containment actions.
• Influence lifecycle maturity, cost, reliability and maintainability.
• Prepare technical communications to regulators, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and approve technical publications and acceptance limits.

Skills

Technical skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Job Description

Life Cycle Engineer - Adour

Bristol / Hybrid - 3 days on site per week

Full time

Why Rolls-Royce?

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Life Cycle Engineer to join UK & I Mature Programmes Life Cycle Engineering - Adour.

As a Life Cycle Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for providing in-service technical support to the product to ensure their safe, reliable and disruption free operation. They also influence maturity across the product life cycle to meet customer and business needs.

The role provides technical support to all operators of all marks of the Adour engine globally. This highly challenging and interesting role provides opportunities for ownership of customer operational issues and to act as the customer technical interface. It requires balancing the needs and expectations of the customer with the demands of our business. The successful applicant will work closely with specialist engineering areas such as Stress, Critical Parts Lifing, Safety and Reliability, Performance and Controls gaining an insight into the operation of these disciplines.

We'll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

What you will be doing

• As the Customer Engineering interface, you will work with Operators, Partners, Airframer, Regulatory Authorities and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul facilities to provide product technical support for the in-service operation.
• Management of known and potential safety issues (Safety Alert Report & Red Top).
• Ensure compliance with requirements specified by regulatory authorities and to adhere to technical and business requirements of internal & external stakeholders.
• Identify, investigate and resolve in-service technical issues (e.g. queries and operational arisings), lead the investigation of operational issues to establish root cause and introduce containment / corrective actions as required.
• Manage any issues that affect the Maturity, Lifecycle Cost, Reliability and Maintainability and maintain Design Intent.
• Prepare and deliver technical communications (e.g. presentation and/or reports) to platform provider, regulators, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and approve the technical content of publications /communications including acceptance limit development.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities by reviewing and maintaining life cycle engineering policies and any associated maintenance planning documentation.
• Influence new product design with in-service experience and develop support strategies across the product lifecycle to suit customer and business requirements.

Who we are looking for

• Being a part of Rolls-Royce you'll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
• Educated to degree level in a STEM subject and/ or have experience in a relevant engineering environment (Mechanical, Aeronautical, Electrical or Controls). Other qualifications, in combination with relevant experience, may also be considered.
• You will be working towards Chartered/Incorporated status or be a Chartered Engineer/ hold an affiliate / associate membership of a relevant professional body.
• A broad understanding of Gas Turbine physical and functional characteristics is desirable, but training will be provided to develop this.
• Familiarity of the in-service operation environment, including the Adour product and regulatory / compliance requirements would be advantageous.
• Candidates should be highly numerate with strong technical and analytical skills, problem-solving ability and capable of systems level thinking, including personal drive, excellent communication and presentation skills, and will need to contribute effectively in a team environment.

The role requires personal commitment with