Job Description

Design Safety Engineer
Indianapolis, IN

Design Safety Engineering ensures that the safety and reliability attributes of our products are understood, and risks are managed to an acceptable level.

This role involves the integration of diverse areas of technical knowledge to create and support complex systems operating under highly challenging conditions. In this position you will support our engineering products throughout their life cycle; working with Design, System, and Service Engineers to ensure our products meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements.

Dream Big and Make an Impact

As a Design Safety Engineer, you’ll be part of a team that ensures the safety and reliability attributes of our products are understood and risks are managed to an acceptable level. This role involves the integration of diverse areas of knowledge to create and support complex systems that enable reliable system operation under highly challenging conditions.

Tasks include mathematical modeling of complex systems, probabilistic safety assessments, and hazard assessments, extracting actionable insights to improve our products.  We apply multi-domain engineering knowledge for components and systems, detailing failure mechanisms and their system effects.

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs. We embrace the power of data and technology and aim to be Digital First in everything we do.

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 dollars’ worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialisation, we also offer freedom to cross-specialise and develop skills across a number of different areas.
 

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.
 

Key Accountabilities

Understanding the product's degradation and failure mechanisms, associated consequences, with the aim to eliminate or reduce product hazards.  Develop models that characterize these mechanisms using deterministic or probabilistic/data mining techniques.Assess new and derivative design solutions, product operation and maintenance practices to evaluate the impact on product safety and reliability.  Develop and deploy models at component, system, asset, and fleet levels to characterize product safety and reliability. Support the associated part/function classification activities.Support product development and new product introduction phases through Safety & Reliability Engineering analysis and documentation (e.g. FHA, FMECA, System Safety Assessment, etc.).Support the FRACAS or relevant event management system both in development and in-service phases.

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Engineering and 2+ years’ experienceMaster’s degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or EngineeringJD/PhDStrong interest in statistics, probability, and reliability predictionMulti-disciplinary collaboration skills, including facilitation and communication at the component, sub-system, and system levelYou must be a US citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

Technical experience in the use of Safety and/or Reliability engineering tools (e.g.) Weibull++, XFMEA, XFRACAS, @RISK, Reliability Workbench.An ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on a range of technical problemsTechnical experience in the deployment of Safety and/or Reliability engineering tools and methodsMember of ASQ working toward Certified Reliability Engineer credentials

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.
 

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. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
 

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Closing Date: November 30, 2024

Job CategoryEngineering for Services
Job Posting Date13 Nov 2024; 00:11
Pay Range$88,334.40 - $132,501.60-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 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; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.