Aerothermal Engineer

An exciting opportunities for Aerothermal Engineers have arisen to influence and shape the future of the Defence business in India. The roles involve working with business and external stakeholders to support the delivery of key programme milestones thus enabling the delivery of our Defence Combat strategy.

In this role, you will be responsible for the aerothermal design and validation of modules in the gas turbine main flow-path, including Fan, Compressor, Combustor and Turbine. Working alongside the mechanical design teams you will specify the gas-washed surfaces and commit to system performance levels.

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer the power that matters to our customers, to society and to the planet. We’re a leading global player in the defence aero engine market. From combat to transport, trainers to helicopters, we provide 16,000 military engines and pioneering service solutions to 160 customers in 103 countries. To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of pounds worth of investments.

Future Programmes UK and International is at the heart of securing the future growth of the Defence business.  We are delivering tomorrows technology fast, by bringing together the company’s best engineers, programme managers and business professionals. Working in partnership with Governments, primes, and new technology companies across the globe, we deliver future solutions to meet the customers emerging requirements.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

What you will be doing:

• Define requirements for gas path aerothermal, ensuring an accurate and complete flow-down and capture of higher-level requirements.
• Define concepts for gas path aerothermal systems that meet requirements and evaluate using appropriate analytical methods to support accurate trades and optimised concept selection.
• Integrate gas path aerothermal systems through interaction with all adjacent areas across the organisation to deliver optimised systems.
• Perform appropriate verification and validation activity to ensure that requirements have been correctly met and that gas path aerothermal related aspects meet expectations.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in tools, methods and processes and support capability team in development and deployment of enhanced capability.

Who we are looking for:

• Master's or PhD  in Mechanical, Thermal or Aeronautical Engineering. Other qualifications, in combination with relevant experience, may also be considered.
• Demonstrated experience in turbomachinery aerodynamic design and analysis.
• Strong technical knowledge in mechanical design methodologies and have an understanding of cross-discipline engineering concepts.
• Strong fundamentals in Fluid dynamics, heat transfer, aerodynamics, thermodynamics.
• Manage and execute complex flow solutions (reacting and non-reacting flows) using CFD and other analytical tools and methods.
• Exposure to tools like ICEM CFD, Space claim, design modeller, ansys meshing, Fluent, Starccm, CFX, Open foam, UG-NX, flowmaster, Matlab, Python etc will be an added advantage.
• Highly numerate with strong technical and analytical skills, problem-solving ability and capable of systems level thinking.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, and will need to be able to contribute effectively in a team environment.

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at careers.rolls-royce.com.