Maintenance Repair & Overhaul - Product Performance Engineer

Job Description

Job Title:  Maintenance Repair & Overhaul - Product Performance Engineer

Working Pattern:  Onsite - Indianapolis

Working location:  Indianapolis, IN

The MRO Product Performance team supports the business operations by integrating operational knowledge into our design processes at the system level, performing pass-off data analysis and test cell correlations, developing system algorithms/modeling and techniques to measure and maintain the health of overhauled/repaired engines and MRO test cells.

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 be involved in:

Key Accountabilities:

• Performing test cell correlation and activations, working with various engine programs and the business to manage test cell certifications for overhaul network test facilities, collaborating with the Contracts, Export Control, Shipping, Test Engineering, and other groups to meet tight and fluid deadlines.

• Ensuring the health of MRO test cells facilities, by supporting the customers through data analysis and aggregation, designing and developing trending tools, performing pass-off analysis, coordinating with the overhaul facilities to address any anomalies observed in the test data.

• Acting as a Rolls-Royce customer technical interface to the overhaul network, assisting new test facility stand-ups and coordinate with other groups to ensure Rolls-Royce requirements are met and functionally sound

• Developing trending algorithms and tools to detect and predict imminent test cell and engine issues and maintaining customer pass-off Data Reduction Programs provided to the MROs and collaborating with other Performance engineering groups

• Collaborating with other Integrated Product Teams and the Engineering Capability to use best practices and develop good knowledge management practices.

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 Engineering or Technology and 1+ years of experience in mechanical/gas turbine engineering, or

• Master's Degree in in Engineering

• To be considered for this opportunity you must be a US Citizen

• Have the ability to travel both domestic and international

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience working with engine test cell facilities, test cell correlations, engine pass-off data analysis, EHM and software development

• Performance engineering experience, preferably with gas turbine engines

• Experience with Python, SQL, FORTRAN, JMP, NPSS, Matlab and/or VBA programming

• Technical experience working with a various engine types especially with Rolls-Royce engines such as AE 1107, AE 2100, AE 3007, T56, 501, and Model 250 engines

• Experience presenting to internal and external audiences on critical topics

What we offer

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