Propulsion Project Engineer – Development (Relocation)

Rolls-Royce; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 73,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus plan

Comprehensive benefits including H/C/V

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Project Engineer - Development Engineering in Indianapolis, IN. You will join a cross-functional team delivering propulsion system projects, managing budgets, schedules, and technical scope.

You’ll coordinate with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and purchasing to meet program milestones, while applying risk management, cost control, and continuous improvement practices. This role supports advanced propulsion initiatives within a global team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 1+ years in design/manufacturing engineering.
• Master’s degree with 0+ years in design/manufacturing engineering.
• PhD with 0+ years in design/manufacturing engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage project technical and schedule needs with cross-functional teams to meet milestones.
• Execute WBS cost accounting, integrated planning/scheduling, earned-value, risk management and continuous improvement tasks.
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary teams and ensure completion of project tasks and deliverables per processes and regulations.
• Lead global teams to develop component-based and system-level technical solutions.
• Plan and structure complex work scopes for design, analysis, and hardware procurement to meet requirements.
• Oversee subcontractors and hardware/sub-systems delivery as defined by IPTL.
• Report technical and business results of assigned projects to stakeholders.
• Communicate complex aero-mechanical projects effectively with program stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Systems engineering

Risk management

Team leadership

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Job description

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Project Engineer - Development Engineering in Indianapolis, IN. You will join a cross-functional team delivering propulsion system projects, managing budgets, schedules, and technical scope.

You’ll coordinate with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and purchasing to meet program milestones, while applying risk management, cost control, and continuous improvement practices. This role supports advanced propulsion initiatives within a global team.