Flight Line Officer - Charleston SC

Rolls-Royce plc; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 68,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Long-term incentive

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc in North Charleston, SC is seeking a Flight Line Officer to support day-to-day airframer and production delivery activities, ensuring engines do not delay aircraft handovers. This full-time role requires hands-on aircraft maintenance experience and a strong focus on safety and reliability.

You will work with Rolls-Royce teams and Boeing, monitor inventories, prepare reports, and be available for service support 24 hours. Travel up to 5–10% domestically is expected.

Qualifications

• Associate degree with 3+ years of aircraft maintenance experience and A&P certificate.
• Bachelor's degree with 1+ years of aircraft maintenance experience and A&P certificate.
• Master's degree with A&P certificate.
• JD/PhD with A&P certificate.
• 5+ years of aircraft maintenance experience in lieu of a degree with A&P certificate.

Responsibilities

• Supporting day-to-day activity of the Airframer and production delivery, ensuring the engines do not cause aircraft delivery delays
• Collecting information to support the Derby commercial team to allow them to minimize expenditures
• Coordinating the detailed reporting to Rolls-Royce for all issues reported by Boeing on Rolls-Royce supplied hardware
• Ensuring the Rolls-Royce inventory held in support of the Boeing production is at the minimum level for support
• Required to be available for Service Support on a 24-hour basis, including weekends and holidays
• Must be open to travel up to 5-10% domestically

Skills

Microsoft Office

Airline customer support

Report writing

Education

Associate degree with A&P

Bachelor's degree with A&P

Master's degree with A&P

JD/PhD with A&P

5+ years experience in aircraft maintenance (no degree)

Job description

Job Title

Flight Line Officer

Working Pattern

Fulltime

Working Location

North Charleston, SC

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.

Position Summary

An Exciting opportunity for an Aerothermal Engineer has arisen within our Defense development teams. This role involves working with a range of key business stakeholders to support the delivery of key program milestones thus enabling the delivery of our Defense strategy for the next 50 years. This is how we create brilliance, which we should sell by letting the facts speak for themselves.

What you will be doing:

• Supporting day-to-day activity of the Airframer and production delivery, ensuring the engines do not cause aircraft delivery delays
• Collecting information to support the Derby commercial team to allow them to minimize expenditures
• Coordinating the detailed reporting to Rolls-Royce for all issues reported by Boeing on Rolls-Royce supplied hardware
• Ensuring the Rolls-Royce inventory held in support of the Boeing production is at the minimum level for support
• Required to be available for Service Support on a 24-hour basis, including weekends and holidays
• Must be open to travel up to 5-10% domestically

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree with 3+ years of experience in aircraft maintenance with A&P certificate
• Bachelor's degree with 1+ years of experience in aircraft maintenance with A&P certificate
• Master's degree with A&P certificate
• JD/PhD with A&P certificate
• 5+ years of experience in aircraft maintenance in lieu of a degree with A&P certificate

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience supporting an airline customer or aircraft manufacturer
• Experience writing reports and maintaining records utilizing Microsoft Office tools

Our vision

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Equal Opportunity

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Closing Date

November 20, 2026

Job Category

Factory Staff

Job Posting Date

06 Nov 2026; 00:11

Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range. $68,255 - $110,915-Annually Location: North Charleston, SC

Benefits

• Base pay and a discretionary bonus plan
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 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
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental and family care leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• A long-term incentive plan

Additional Information

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.