Aerothermal Engineer

About 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.

Job Summary

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and simulate various gas turbine system components and sub-systems using a variety of methodologies, including meanline, throughflow, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
• Work with performance organization and system level design to define, understand, and interpret sub-system requirements and issue sub-system performance maps and bids.
• Work with aeromechanics, heat transfer, and mechanical design communities to understand interface with aerodynamic design.
• Plan, execute, and oversee component and sub-system “rig” tests for product development and/or technology development.
• Assemble, interpret, and report a combination of CFD simulations, experimental results, and first principle analyses into a cohesive understanding of component and sub-system capabilities as measured against requirements.
• Support the wider aerodynamics disciplines with capability acquisition via methods and coding, technology plans, and collaborating in the communities of practice.
• Practice continuous improvement principles by using and updating best practices, process automation, and eliminating wasteful process steps.

Requirements

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.