Lifecycle Engineer

Rolls-royce; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking candidates to support their Controls Lifecycle Engineering teams. This role involves technical support for mechanical and electrical systems used in aviation. Responsibilities include investigating safety issues, interfacing with customers, and preparing technical communications. Ideal candidates will hold a degree in a relevant STEM field and aim for Chartered status. Excellent development opportunities and competitive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a STEM subject or relevant engineering experience.
• Experience in manufacturing, repair and/or lifecycle engineering.
• Broad understanding of Gas Turbine characteristics is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage known and potential safety issues and represent at Safety Boards.
• Identify and resolve in-service technical issues, leading investigations.
• Prepare and deliver technical communications to stakeholders.

Skills

STEM education

Lean/Six Sigma problem solving

Understanding of EASA regulations

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Electrical or Controls Engineering

Chartered/Incorporated status

Job description

Overview

This position is being advertised to form a pipeline of candidates for current and future positions within Civil Aerospace. Applicants should not expect feedback immediately; however, we will endeavour to review your CV in a timely manner.

What you will be doing

At Rolls-Royce we have a number of exciting opportunities to work in our Controls Lifecycle Engineering teams in the UK. These roles provide technical support for in-service mechanical and electrical system products across both commercial and business aviation, including air, oil, fuel and electrical Line Replaceable Units (LRUs). These roles offer ownership of customer operational issues and the opportunity to act as the customer technical interface for component through to complex Control System level investigations. You will work closely with specialist engineering areas such as Safety and Reliability, Performance, Fluid Systems, Materials, Stress, Manufacturing and Component Design, interacting with and gaining insight into the operation of these disciplines. As an investigation lead or part of an investigation team, you will work with Operators, Partners, Airframers, Regulatory Authorities and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul facilities along with specialist LRU Vendors, providing product technical support for Root Cause failure investigations and maintaining the continued successful in-service operation of engine fleets.

Responsibilities

• The management of known and potential safety issues and representation at Safety Boards.
• Identify, investigate and resolve in-service technical issues (e.g. queries and operational arisings), leading investigations to establish root cause as well as introduction of containment / corrective actions, support to LRU hardware inspections, and influencing new product design with in-service experience.
• Lead multi-disciplinary integrated teams in the investigation of service issues to introduce containment actions, establish root cause and recommend corrective actions, addressing durability, cost, reliability or maintainability.
• Prepare and deliver technical communications to airframers, regulators, operators, and internal stakeholders.
• Assess hardware condition following system and/or component in service operation and document results as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with requirements specified by regulatory authorities and adhere to technical and business requirements of internal & external stakeholders.
• Interface with suppliers, customers, and internal stakeholders to communicate technical details and findings as required.
• Set reliability targets (such as operational disruption metrics) based on historical data and monitor performance against targets.
• Predict future safety and reliability performance based on failure rates, adopting statistical techniques to support Numerical Risk Assessment, Parametric Distribution and fly forward analysis.
• Develop and approve the technical content of publications / communications (used by OEM, build/commissioning/maintenance bases and customers) including acceptance limit development.
• Drive continuous improvement through process development, knowledge capture, and effective lessons learned.

Qualifications

• 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 not essential; training will be provided to develop this.
• Experience in manufacturing, repair and/or lifecycle engineering / product support, including component/commodity/sub-system knowledge.
• Appreciation and/or a working knowledge of EASA regulations and engine certification requirements would be advantageous.
• Experience in Lean / Six Sigma / 8D Problem solving is desirable but not essential.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount. We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere. We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey. We will provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

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