Product System Design Engineer - Composite Fan Systems

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Product System Design Engineer - Composite Fan System
Full-Time
Derby  or Bristol - Hybrid (3 days a week on site)

What you will be doing
 

We have exciting opportunities for Product System Design Engineers to join the Global Mechanical Systems Capability function team in Derby or Bristol.

The Product System Design Engineer will create engineering solutions that satisfy functional and physical requirements of the Product System environment in order to meet system level requirements and provide appropriate requirements to allow component level design. Preliminary component design is also a key requirement for the role along with integration of the design into the system level architecture.

The main focus of the role is the design and integration of composite components into the Fan Product System and the subsequent integration of the product system architecture at system level.

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.

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.

What we offer:

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

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.

What you'll be doing:

As a Product System Design Engineer, you will support the Engine Project and the Product Design Function through:

• Design of composite fan system architecture and components, mainly fan blades, fan cases and outlet guide vanes, to APQP preliminary design review level and integration support to critical design review
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver a world-class compression system design
• Generating innovative product system design concepts, using systems engineering techniques, to meet challenging customer requirements
• Conducting design studies to optimise technical attributes, e.g. cost, weight, performance, ensuring alignment with project, R&T and component engineering strategy
• Performing product system design failure mode analysis
• Facilitating agreement of complex geometric and functional interfaces between stakeholders
• Working with Validation Engineering to define strategies for product system certification and / or standardisation of modifications
• Eliciting, validating and communication of product system requirements to appropriate stakeholders

Who we’re looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. For the role of Product System Design Engineer, we are looking for someone who is/has:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering or regional equivalent qualification, ideally in mechanical engineering, or equivalent experience
• Good knowledge of low temperature composite materials and associated design tools and manufacturing methods
• Good knowledge of gas turbine functionality particularly compression systems, AS9145/APQP or an equivalent change management process, failure mode analysis, safety processes such as hazard identification, classification and closure management
• Good knowledge of materials, manufacturing and assembly techniques
• Good communication, inter-personal and presentation skills
• CAD experience, preferably NX and Teamcenter
• Knowledge of analysis methods is desirable, e.g. mechanical stress, impact, aerodynamics or aero-mechanics
• Knowledge of model based systems engineering is desirable
• Proven track record of delivery and at least 3 years of composite component design experience within the aerospace industry or equivalent

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 welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing Date: Midnight 23rd June 2025

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