Development Engineer

An exciting opportunity for Development Engineer has 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 ensuring that Rolls-Royce has sufficient oversight for our products to meet business, customer and regulatory requirements. You will also be the point of contact within the project to support and coach the team regarding Validation and Verification activities, driving the right V&V behaviours within the project. Your solutions need to be cost-effective, align to project milestones and take into account the full product lifecycle.

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:

• Manage the creation of substantiation evidence, clearance/acceptance documentation that meets the demand for the project.
• Understand experiment/test requirements and turn them into test schedules and subsequently test instructions.
• Define and conduct test requirements to validate hardware.
• Define configuration hardware requirements, instrumentation routing/installation requirements to satisfy verification activities.
• Define plans for Development tasks; working with key stakeholders to ensure all work meets customer expectations and is completed to an agreed quality standard.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering. Other qualifications, in combination with relevant experience, may also be considered.
• Experience in requirements validation and design verification.
• Experience in defining experiment / test requirements and instrumentation routing/installation requirements to satisfy verification activities.
• A broad understanding of Gas Turbine physical and functional characteristics would be advantageous.
• 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.