Technical Lead - Design, T56/Helicopters
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Job Title:
Technical Lead Design - T56/Helo
Working Pattern:
Fulltime
Working location:
Indianapolis, IN
As the Technical Lead of Design for T56/501K and Helicopters Programs, you will support the Program Chief Design Engineers and be responsible for leading and managing a team of design engineers to deliver design definitions or solutions to scope, cost, schedule and technical quality for both programs. You will work with the two T56/Helo Tech Leads of System Engineering and Validation & Verification and Lifecycle and Safety, as well as the ET&S Capability Leads to train or secure the resources with appropriate technical knowledge and expertise necessary to deliver design engineering solutions to a wide range of problems facing the T56 and Helicopter Programs ranging from production, supply chain, and in-service or safety issues as well as product improvements.
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.
Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.
Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.
At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
Rolls‑Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.
What you will be doing:A successful Technical Lead will be a professional, experienced, safety-focused engineering manager with a proven track‑record of technical delivery and a history of effective, engaging people management in high-performing teams. The role requires that you are open-minded and enthusiastic about change, will positively embrace challenge and are able to effectively collaborate across business boundaries; you will consistently demonstrate resilience in a challenging environment and will successfully lead by example.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and manage an engineering team comprised of component and sub-system design engineers to effectively and efficiently:
- Execute product design definition processes, including design for safety, for manufacturability/producibility, for service/maintainability, for cost, and other product requirements
- Perform design analyses to support risk assessments, root cause analysis, engine investigation, containment activities, corrective actions, lessons learned, and deliver high quality engineering reports and effective customer communications
- Evaluate non-conformances of new OE product or in-service engines and hardware to support new production or the fleet
- Ensure technical scope of work delivers design/functional solutions that are innovative, fit for purpose, and timely to program requirements, and the required engineering tasks are fully embodied within the WED team
- Provide robust technical guidance to the product design team, within RR and at outsourcing suppliers, operations, supply chain, customer support, and external customers
- Ensure that physical and functional integration of the engine with the airframe and test beds meets all program/product technical requirements.
- Understand the behavior and functions of the product in service and ensure this knowledge and learning is fed back…
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