Job Description
Job Title: Service Engineer – Americas Customer Team
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 in office days a week
Working Location: Washington D.C. (preferred) or Indianapolis, IN
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Service Engineer in the Americas Customer Regional Team. As a Service Engineer – Americas Customer Team, you will primarily provide engineering technical support for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines in the Americas region. Tasks will include analysis of engine operation, pre-empting and responding to technical issues, developing, implementing and communicating technical solutions that meet customer, business and regulatory requirements, support day-to-day operational questions from customers, tracking and reporting fleet reliability both internally and externally, and supporting customer reviews. This opportunity will have some domestic and international travel (less than 20%) to engine maintenance centers and customer sites.
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.
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:
- Provide technical support to help resolve technical queries and operational arisings
- Lead root-cause investigations on safety or reliability in-service events
- Introduce containment actions and recommend corrective actions
- Develop and approve the technical content of technical publications/communications (used by OEM, build/commissioning/maintenance bases and customers) including acceptance limit development to support the engine programs and meet the design and regulatory requirements
- Prepare and deliver technical communications (e.g. presentation and/or reports) to platform provider, regulators, customers, internal stakeholder
- Ensure compliance with requirements specified by regulatory authorities and to adhere to technical and business requirements of internal & external stakeholders. Where delegated, act as the Technical Authority providing assurance on build, commissioning and maintenance activities
- Increase the value from our overhaul network through proactive identification of cost reduction activities
- Gather in-service data and carry out continuous improvement by identifying Best Practice and learning from experience activities, feeding back into future programs and product design teams
- Represent Rolls-Royce at external customer conferences
Who we’re looking for:
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.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 2+ years of engineering experience, OR
- Master's degree in Engineering, OR
- PhD in Science, Technology or Engineering
Preferred Requirements:
- Engineering or Numerical degree (or equivalent with experience)
- Knowledge of components/ systems functionality and numerical methods
- Experience of working on complex tasks that are novel and ambiguous
- Familiarity of the in-service operation environment, including regulatory and compliance requirements
- Experience in troubleshooting and/or problem resolution
- Experience in support/lead cross-functional teams e.g. specialists, suppliers, customers, partners
What we offer:
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. 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: December 19, 2025
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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.
