Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Working Pattern: Full-time

Working location: Hybrid and/or Remote

The Principal Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for developing and designing electronic enclosures for use with aero gas turbine engines. In this role, the Design Engineer ensures the enclosures definition meets the project requirements from concept through to qualification test.

You will be responsible for supporting local Rolls-Royce Corporation and global engine programs. You may be involved at any stage of a project including the initial brief for a concept, the design and development stage, testing of prototypes and the final manufacture and implementation of a new product or system. You will usually work in project teams with colleagues in other branches of engineering.

***This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule allowing for remote and in-office work based on location. Hybrid work arrangements are subject to change based on business needs and/or changes in company policy. All hybrid employees must have a secure, high-speed internet connection and an appropriate workspace that complies with applicable information security and confidentiality requirements.

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

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Perform component trade studies for new and existing hardware, create and review functional and physical interfaces, and generate analysis requirements for enclosure.
• Collaborate with electronics engineering to develop enclosures that jointly meet electronic and mechanical requirements and guidelines
• Support creation of detailed drawings and model-based definition and support project/manufacturing to procure conforming hardware
• Orchestrate Technical Review/Design Review and communicate solutions with the project/customer: develop technical presentations and associated technical reports in the delivery of solutions
• Assure compliance with applicable product certification requirements (i.e. RTCA/DO-160, MIL-STD-810)

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 behaviors that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Highly qualified candidates will possess the following skills:

• Gas turbine experience
• 10+ years of mechanical design experience
• Experience with mechanical enclosure design and analysis
• Experience with Siemens NX and ANSYS tools
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience with thermal and vibration analysis

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering with 5+ years of design experience, OR
• Masters degree in Engineering with 3+ years of design experience, OR
• PhD in Engineering
• In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Close Date: September 30, 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.