Technical Program Manager

Rolls-Royce plc; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Parental and family care leave

Tuition reimbursement

Long-term incentive plan

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Technical Program Manager in Indianapolis, IN to lead delivery improvement initiatives within the DeliveryWorks portfolio. You will own end-to-end programs, coordinating across planning, procurement, quality, engineering and manufacturing to ensure timely closure and permanent fixes.

The role requires significant engineering and PM experience, strong cross-functional communication, and the ability to navigate complex environments in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Engineering experience and program/project management experience required.
• US citizenship is required to be eligible for consideration.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as central accountable owner for delivery improvement initiatives.
• Manage portfolio of projects with schedule, milestones, risk, and progress reporting.
• Convene cross-functional reviews with planning, procurement, quality, manufacturing, and engineering to drive issues to closure.

Skills

Engineering experience

Program/Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

US Citizenship

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree or higher

Job description

Job Description Job Title: Technical Program Manager Working Pattern: Fulltime - Hybrid (3 office days a week) Working location: Indianapolis, IN Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

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: This is a central role leading projects within the dedicated task force of DeliveryWorks, who is chartered to diagnose and permanently fix the root causes behind chronic delivery failures. As a Technical Program Manager, you will own end-to-end initiatives within a portfolio of projects from problem definition through corrective action closure, serving as the primary integration point across programs, supply chain, planning, procurement, quality, engineering and manufacturing.

What you will be doing:

• Serve as the central point of accountability for the assigned delivery improvement initiatives: charter, governance, and outcomes
• Manage a portfolio of active and potential improvement projects, taking accountability for the schedule, milestones, risk, and regular reporting of progress.
• Convene and run recurring task force reviews with cross-functional leads (planning, procurement, quality, manufacturing, engineering) to drive issues to closure — not just status updates
• Maintain communications with stakeholders including status reporting to senior stakeholders as defined in the project governance structure for the assigned projects
• Manage project changes, such as cancelling projects or changing scope of projects to react to changes in direction
• Escalate systemic or cross-functional blockers to leadership with clear options and recommendations
• Validate that implemented fixes eliminate recurrence through follow-up audits
• Institutionalize permanent fixes into standard work — updated planning parameters, supplier requirements, or process controls — so the task force can eventually stand down
• Support and/or lead communities of practice across the global DeliveryWorks program management team

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree with 7+ years of engineering experience and program/project management experience, OR Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of engineering experience and program / project management experience, OR Master’s degree or higher with 3+ years of engineering experience and program / project management experience, OR 9+ years of engineering experience, and program / project management experience in lieu of a degree
• To be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Significant experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering
• Proficient understanding and experience in manufacturing process control and aerospace quality standards/processes
• Basic knowledge and understanding of external supplier management processes
• Basic understanding of engineering configuration management processes
• Strong track record driving cross-functional accountability without direct authority — this role must move people to closure, not just track them
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and complex environments
• Excellent communication skills

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.

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.

Infinite Potential Closing date: September 23, 2026

Job Category Project Management Job Posting Date 08 Sept 2026; 00:09

Pay Range Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range. $122,741 - $199,454-Annually

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

• base pay and a discretionary bonus plan
• 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
• a long-term incentive plan

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