Senior Aerothermal Specialist: Strategy, Leadership & Innovation

Rolls-Royce plc; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Group

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Business Specialist – Aerothermal in Bristol. You will act as an authoritative technical resource, shaping strategy, defining capability projects, and applying advanced fluid mechanics and heat transfer to gas turbine environments.

You will collaborate across teams and lead knowledge sharing while mentoring others and ensuring policy standards are followed. The role requires Chartered Engineer status or equivalent, active professional membership, and security

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified engineer with UK minimum BEng or equivalent.
• UK CEng or equivalent relevant to specialist subject area.
• Member of a relevant professional body/institute, typically working towards Fellow status.
• Demonstrated ability to influence key decisions and apply theory to practice.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of strategy in their area of specialism.
• Lead definition of capability projects with requirements and funding.
• Develop and apply new capabilities and lead related projects.
• Lead problem solving of technical, compliance and business issues.
• Collaborate with internal/external networks to advance specialist knowledge.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to peers and junior staff.

Skills

Fluid mechanics

Heat transfer

Project management

Technical leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

UK minimum BEng degree

CEng or equivalent

Job description

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Business Specialist – Aerothermal in Bristol. You will act as an authoritative technical resource, shaping strategy, defining capability projects, and applying advanced fluid mechanics and heat transfer to gas turbine environments.

You will collaborate across teams and lead knowledge sharing while mentoring others and ensuring policy standards are followed. The role requires Chartered Engineer status or equivalent, active professional membership, and security