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Sr. Service Engineer
Rolls-RoyceUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jun 2026
💰 $168,311/yr($103,576/yr – $168,311/yr)
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Job Description
Title: Sr. Service Engineer
Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.
Key Accountabilities:
- Oversee, troubleshoot and determine the cause of very complex product problems and concerns, through failure analysis and research, applying engineering principles
- Oversee and perform field inspections of failed parts to identify primary cause and reduce future incidents. Check component parts to assure conformance or non-conformance with specifications
- Provide guidance, technical assistance and feedback to MTU designers and engineers on customer problems and needs. Including the design and implementation of experimental hardware
- Oversee operation, maintenance, and repair of engines to ensure that parts, engines and equipment are installed and functioning according to MTU America specifications
- Train field personnel, staff, OEMs and dealers on product and troubleshooting methods to increase service and support capabilities and provide technical assistance to resolve power train concerns
- Verify results and quality of technician's work
- Diagnose electronic engine control systems and troubleshoot these systems as they are applied in different applications
- Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, write and update service manuals and bulletins, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information, based on field investigations
- Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
- Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation and performance of engines, components, applications and systems. Operate instrumentation and record test data
- Design service tools for new and existing products
- Keep company property clean, organized and operational
- Promote a compliance culture in area of responsibility and live the letter and the spirit of the Integrity Code.
- Perform special projects as required.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology and 5 years of failure analysis or service engineering experience with internal combustion engines; or 9 years of failure analysis or service engineering experience with internal combustion engines
- To be considered for this role you must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of internal combustion engines
- Excellent mechanical or electrical knowledge of engines and tools, including their designs, controls, uses, repair, and maintenance, including major engine overhaul and the tune-up of diesel engines and components
- Excellent ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports
- Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills, when problems are very complex
- Excellent organizational, planning and follow up skills
- Strong oral/written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Self-starter with the strong ability to work extended periods without supervision
- Ability and willingness to travel - domestic and international
- Proficient with PC and MS Office Suite
- Knowledge of MTU products, policies and procedures
- Knowledge of physical properties of fuels, coolants and lubricating oils
- Knowledge of principles of hydraulics, physics and pneumatics
- Maintain detailed records of daily activities in log books
Work Environment:
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
- Daily work is performed in an office environment and outside at customer locations
- While performing duties of this position, the employee is occasionally required to stand, kneel, crouch, reach, and / or grasp.
- Employees are regularly required to sit and use hands to manipulate small items such as a keyboard or mouse and is frequently required to walk within the work environment.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal O
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