LiftSystem Project Engineer – Systems Engineering & Verification

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

Job summary

Join Rolls-Royce as a Project Engineer for the JSF LiftSystem in Indianapolis, where you will lead cross-functional teams in delivering engineering project objectives. This role requires a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience, offering competitive salaries and excellent development opportunities in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in design and/or manufacturing engineering.
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.
• Training in project management principles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage project technical and schedule needs.
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams.
• Report technical and business results of assigned projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Six Sigma Green Belt

Technical knowledge of turbomachinery

Process Management

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Project Engineer – JSF LiftSystem
Working Pattern: Onsite/Hybrid

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

As a JSF Project Engineer, you will be part of a cross-functional team responsible for the delivery of the engineering IPT objectives defined by the program. This is an exciting opportunity as you’ll be planning and executing technical projects for propulsion systems components while having responsibility for maintaining the budget and delivery schedule.

hy 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.

The Project Engineer will work within a cross-functional team and be responsible for the delivery objectives of engineering projects and identifies the technical and business requirements for respective projects and coordinates the tasks and resources necessary to deliver to the Program goals and objectives. These projects can include technical design packages and queries in the Production and Sustainment areas of the program as well as Improvement initiatives within Cost Reduction, Producibility, Reliability, and Weight reduction.

In this role, you will work with the LiftSystem Engineering IPT, designers and technical specialists, the Maintenance and Overhaul Depot, and Service Engineering team.

What you will be doing:

• Managing project technical and schedule needs and effectively leading multi-disciplinary teams comprised of manufacturing, quality, engineering, and purchasing resources to achieve program delivery milestones

• Executing WBS cost account management, integrated planning /scheduling, earned-value assessment, risk management and continuous improvement tasks

• Facilitating multi-disciplinary teams and their completion of project tasks and deliverables in accordance with applicable processes, procedures and regulations

• Leading global multi-disciplinary teams to develop anddefine component-based and system-level technical solutions

• Planning and structuring complex multidisciplinary work scope for design, analysis and hardware procurement, ensuring compliance with requirements

• Responsible for oversight of subcontractors or subcontracted LiftSystem components and thedelivery of hardware and sub-systems equipment as defined by the IPTL

• Reporting technical and business results of assigned projects

• Effectively communicating complex technical aero-mechanical projects with program stakeholders

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 Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience in design and/or manufacturing engineering OR;

• A Masters degree with 0+ years of experience in design and/or manufacturing engineering OR;

• A PhD with 0+ years of experience in design and/or manufacturing engineering

• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be eligible to obtain and maintain security clearance, which requires USA Citizenship

Preferred Requirements:

• Technical knowledge of turbomachinery, gas turbine engines, and mechanical systems

• Trained in project management principles, requirements management, systems engineering, and/or structured verification methods

• Familiarity with Process Management (i.e., IPPR) and Manufacturing processes (i.e. FPA, FAIR)

• Six Sigma Green Belt certification

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Pay range: 90,985 - $136,477

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Job Posting expires: 6/11/25

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Job Category Validation and Verification
Job Posting Date 04 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.