Technical Lead, LibertyWorks Advanced Development Program – Compressor

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Lead, LibertyWorks Advanced Development Program – Compressor

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN/Hybrid - 3 Office Days/Week)

As the Technical Lead you will be working directly for the Chief Engineer. You will lead a skills-based (functional) team of engineers of varying experience in support of all program engineering objectives in accordance with program and divisional strategy.  This is a technical leadership role with significant line-management responsibility, that is expected to work effectively in a challenging, self-directed, and agile environment and ensures robust, timely program delivery.

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

• Assist the Chief Engineer and Whole Engine Design team in ensuring divisional compliance with the group Product Safety and Health, Safety and Environment policies and processes.
• Be a key technical interface in the division between ET&S, Program Management and other supporting functions as required, working with the Whole Engine Design team to translate customer technical requirements into the appropriate ET&S technical work packages that support the program.  Provide leadership and management of a cross-functional team that is accountable for the successful delivery of technical/program requirements, definition of risk, project budget and schedule for defined package of work, including establishing a project baseline for the work scope and manage change to the baseline.
• Work with the Chief Engineer and Whole Engine Design team to proactively identify the required engineering skills development pipeline and divisional ET&S capacity required, influencing group ET&S allocation priority, and sustaining Divisional ET&S engineering capability and product knowledge (Suitably Qualified and Experienced People) - support divisional and group ET&S Strategic Workforce Planning activities as required.
• Ensure the approved load in your team is robustly integrated into the overarching Program Integrated Master Schedule and perform the required engineering program management to ensure right-first time, on-time delivery to the customer in accordance with the approved budget.
• Manage the technical work scope for development activities including delivery of a robust verification, certification, and qualification strategy.
• Effectively line-manage your team in accordance with all divisional and group policies e.g., performance management, training, career development, work booking etc.

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 behaviors 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 Engineering and 5+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in Engineering and 3+ years of experience, or JD/PhD
• Up to date, relevant engineering expertise in the relevant functional area/discipline
• Demonstrated experience successfully delivering engineering technical projects/tasks to time, cost and quality, and leadership of teams to do the same
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