Design Engineer - Mechanical Systems

Rolls-Royce; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in innovation as a Design Engineer - Mechanical Systems, tasked with generating mechanical designs and providing technical support for critical aerospace components. This full-time role emphasizes collaboration, skill development, and commitment to excellence in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Employee discounts

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in design engineering.
• Effective communicator for technical presentations.
• US Citizen or permanent resident.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on concept generation and validation requirements.
• Create detailed drawings and GD&T requirements.
• Support supply chain efforts to procure hardware.

Skills

Design Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

GD&T

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

JD/PHD in Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS Workbench

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Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Design Engineer - Mechanical Systems

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN/Hybrid - 3 Office Days/Week)

A new opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Design Engineer for Rolls-Royce, to join the AE Defense Programs Design team. As a design engineer you will work within a team of skilled engineers, analysts, and project leads to provide mechanical designs and technical support for a range of components and sub-systems on the AE product line. This will include turbine blades, vanes, blade tracks, and hot section structural components. Within this great program family, the successful candidate will find challenges and opportunities to grow their skills in engineering and in leadership.

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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What You Will Be Doing

• Deliver on concept generation, detailed definition, and validation requirements in the development of solutions to address the design problems identified by the AE Program
• Support of supply chain efforts to procure hardware from multiple suppliers including concession consultation and execution of Drawing Alteration Requests (DARs)
• Provide engineering support of development and/or service-related hardware issues including Engine Investigations, Root Cause Investigations and Technical Variance consultation
• Create detailed drawings and complete dimensional tolerance stacks and establish Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) requirements
• Prepare and present technical presentations and associated technical reports in delivery of solutions for the AE Program and our customers
• Operate as part of a broader design team working to apply their skills to components beyond the immediate compressor needs, including turbine rotatives and externals
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 2+ years of experience in design engineering, mechanical engineering and/or aerospace engineering OR;
• A Master’s degree in Engineering.
• JD/PHD in Engineering.
• To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen or permanent resident.
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with rotatives component design methods and practices to include Rotor Integrity, Structural Analysis, Thermals and Lifing spreadsheets
• Broader experience with rotating and static component design in highly stressed or critical assemblies
• Experience working with Siemens NX, Teamcenter and/or ANSYS Workbench
• Experience with the definition release process and GD&T
• Experience with computer programming and design optimization
• Experience working with manufacturing and/or quality, especially with regards to the assessment of non-conforming hardware
  
  

What We Offer

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

Your needs are as unique as you are. 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, on average three days per week.

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Global Grade/Level: GG10

Closing date: 6/27/2025

Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Job Posting Date

06 Jun 2025; 00:06

Pay Range

$90,985 - $136,477-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

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.

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