Product Security Specialist

Job Description

Job Title: Product Security Specialist

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

In this role, your focus will be on helping to secure the Rolls-Royce products against an increasingly diverse and complex range of threats.  You’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary team, looked towards as an expert and mentor in this field, working together to tackle technical challenges in a stimulating and collaborative environment. 

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

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Collaborate with government and commercial clients, our supply-chain, and industry experts to enhance cyber security capability and tools for Rolls-Royce programs.
• Plan the system security work scope for programs to deliver customer requirements, including task planning, resource forecasting, and product lifecycle deliverables.
• Act as a technical specialist in system security engineering/product cyber security, applying technical knowledge and providing technical direction as required.
• Develop and drive cyber security best practices in our product design and development infrastructure.
• Coordinate with the business’ cyber security capability team to improve the techniques, policies, procedures and knowledge to enable us to implement best practices across the business.

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:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline with experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems) with 5+ years experience, or
• Masters degree in STEM discipline with experience in a relevant engineering environment (Electrical, Software, Controls, Systems) with 3+ years experience, or
• JD/PhD
• To be considered for this role, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Some knowledge of embedded systems and the technical skills required to develop, implement and secure such systems
• Experience or interest in cyber security and cyber threats (e.g. experience of: designing secure networks, systems and applications; intrusion detection; product forensics; disaster recovery; risk assessment tools and methods, end-point security solutions; security policies, standards and procedures, etc.)
• Desire to mentor and educate other members of the team on system security to positively impact individuals as well as the broader team
• An interest in novel and emerging technology solutions and how they might be used to enhance cyber security
• Outcome-focused, with good problem-solving abilities, including an aptitude for finding practical solutions to complex technical problems
• Able to work with a high degree of autonomy, across ambiguous or complex areas.

What we offer

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