Job Description

Lifecycle Engineer - Civil Safety Centre

Derby

Full Time

We have an exciting opening for a Lifecycle Engineer to join the Civil Safety Centre

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead investigation teams of specialists to identify root cause, containment and solutions for safety issues.

The Rolls-Royce Civil Safety Centre provides world-class technical support to investigate and resolve known and potential safety issues for the in-service fleet.

Responsibilities:

• Management of known and potential safety issues (SAR & RT) and appropriate involvement in safety boards as defined in Safety Management Plan.
• Provide technical support to help resolve safety-related technical queries and operational arisings.
• Introduce containment actions and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide technical surveillance and quality assurance audits to support continuous product enhancement for customer satisfaction and business expectation.
• Develop and approve the technical content of technical publications/communications (used by OEM, build/commissioning/maintenance bases and customers) including acceptance limit development.
• 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.
• Gather in-service data and carry out continuous improvement by identifying Best Practice and Learning from Experience activities, feeding back into future programmes and product design teams.

Position qualifications:

• Engineering or Numerical degree preferred or equivalent with experience.

Preferred requirements:

• 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 and partners.
• Good knowledge of AI and digital advancements would be beneficial.

Why Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

Within Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Regional Benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave.
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust.
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce & Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!
• Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be SNBG 7 - 10

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

For further information please contact: Andy Douglas

Recruiter: Andy Walsh – andy.walsh2@Rolls-Royce.com

Job Category

Engineering for Services

Posting Date

04 Jun 2026; 00:06

Posting End Date

17 Jun 2026