Senior Mechanical Integrity Engineer - FLRAA Stress Lead

Job Description

Job Title: FLRAA Stress Lead

Working Pattern: Hybrid/Onsite 3 days/week

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

As a Stress Lead on the FLRAA team, you will provide a significant depth of expertise and leadership for stress and dynamics analysis across the FLRAA engine components. This expertise will be utilized in support of component design changes and component verification activity. You will lead the FLRAA Stress Team, guiding methods, priorities, audit & oversight, and meeting of program requirements. Will also present directly to customer, regarding analysis requirements, methods, and results.

The Stress Tech Lead will also be a focal point for mentoring the design team and consulting with the wider program team on stress and dynamics related technical issues. This role will remain engaged with the ET&S Engineering team by mentoring junior analysts, serving as a SLARP/DTARP auditor across programs, and advancing the structural analyst skillset.

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.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives 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:

• Strategy: Supports the development and execution of the strategy with respect to their area of specialism; is regarded as a thought leader.
• Project Definition: Leads the definition of capability projects including capturing requirements, creating proposals, achieving stakeholder approval, acquiring funding and aligning partner support.
• Capability Development: Supports the development and application of new capabilities; leads capability development projects.
• Problem Solving: Leads the resolution of new and emerging technical, compliance and business problems using analytical processes and professional judgement.
• Collaboration: Proactively accesses internal and external networks of fellow specialists to further the understanding of the specialist subject; supports the implementation of strategic collaborative relationships.
• Leadership: Provides technical direction to peers and more junior professionals, and technical leadership to teams and projects within their specialism.
• People Capability: Supports the definition of skill and professional knowledge within their area of specialism; identifies, co-ordinates and delivers training; supports the development of other specialists; provides active mentoring.
• Standards Definition: Ensures appropriate policies, standards and best practices are defined, shared and adopted
• Knowledge Sharing: Leads the sharing of Best Practice; represents the area as an authority in their defined subject; provides concise justification for decisions; records and captures salient information in reports and systems

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:

• An Associate’s Degree in Engineering with seven years of Stress Analysis experience OR
• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with five years of Stress Analysis experience OR
• A Master’s Degree in Engineering with three years of Stress Analysis experience OR
• JD/Ph.D.
• Understanding of Intellectual Property and Export Control requirements
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