Systems Engineering, Validation & Verification Manager

Job Description Job Title: Systems Engineering & Verification Engineer – Specialist Working Pattern: Fulltime Working location: Indianapolis, IN Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls‑Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls‑Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world‑class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem‑solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first. You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high‑performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary

The Systems Engineering, Validation & Verification group (SEVV) is recruiting Systems Engineering & Verification Engineers to fulfill exciting roles across our Defence Programs. In all areas, these roles involve working with a range of key business stakeholders to support the delivery of key program milestones, enabling the delivery of our Defence strategy for the next 50 years. As a Systems Engineering & Verification Engineer – Specialist, you will plan, coordinate, and execute key technical activities for the AE 1107F engine program in support of the US Army MV‑75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). As part of this role, you will be expected to interface across a number of stakeholders both internally and externally to extract and understand technical requirements to develop potential solutions which can be used to serve business and customer needs. As part of this team, you will explore and deploy Systems Engineering practices within the company to assist in the understanding of potential business and technical architectures and solutions.

What you will be doing:

• Lead Systems Engineering activities across the entire Engine development life‑cycle.
• Facilitate the elicitation, maturation, and validation of stakeholder requirements including customer, business, and technical to ensure robust problem and solution space understanding.
• Develop the System Engineering strategy for the project and ensure this is reflected in the project governance and project master schedule.
• Establish and maintain an appropriate information structure for the project (Customer, Business, System, Sub‑System, and Component) and develop/maintain associated management plans.
• Work with the System Design team to ensure product requirements are understood and requirement trades are defined.
• Understand repercussions of potential system definition against the wider system/business.
• Ensure project risks (technical, cost, supply chain, and timescale) are identified, managed (including integration of risk activities in project plan), and escalation of risks in accordance with risk management plan.
• Develop and manage engine verification, certification, and qualification plans, strategies, and compliance statements.
• Leverage Systems Engineering tools, such as Cameo (MBSE) and DOORS, on agreed programs.
• Provide project management support to various work packages, effectively managing scope, cost, and schedule.
• Represent Rolls‑Royce as required on specific customer and partner working groups related to the project.
• Navigate ambiguous situations, make informed decisions and recommendations with limited data, and rapidly assess complex technical issues in unfamiliar subject areas.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 5+ years of relevant engineering experience; OR Master’s degree in Engineering with 3+ years of relevant engineering experience; OR PhD in Engineering.
• Systems Engineering or Development Engineering experience.
• Must be a US citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a New Product Introduction (NPI) program.
• Experience with US Department of Defense (DoD) programs and DoD customer interfacing experience.
• Experience with Systems Engineering tools, such as Cameo and DOORS.
• Demonstrated project planning and management experience and ability to work without supervision on an extended, multifunctional Engineering project team.
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and Microsoft Project.
• Gas turbine engine installation, verification, and performance experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of commercial engine certification/military engine qualification.

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls‑Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non‑discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Infinite Potential Closing Date: October 28, 2026

Pay Range: $122,741 - $199,454 annually. Location: Indianapolis, IN.

Benefits

• Base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Flexible spending account.
• Health savings account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off.
• Certain paid holidays.
• Paid parental and family care leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Long‑term incentive plan.

Rolls‑Royce pioneers cutting‑edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.