Job Description

Job Title: Materials Senior Specialist – Ceramic Matrix Composites

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 in office days a week

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN  or Cypress, CA

Join Rolls-Royce as a Materials Senior Specialist – Ceramic Matrix Composites. As a Materials Senior Specialist, you will be recognised as a key source of business-critical Materials Engineering technical expertise across the company. You will have in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in Ceramic Matrix Composites – Environmental Barrier Coating material system and it’s processing, microstructure and properties with a broad knowledge of other related disciplines. In this role, you will generate business benefits through the application of deep technical knowledge.

Acts as a change agent, adding significant long-term value through enhancing technical competitive advantage and/or fixing problems that pose significant commercial risk. Impact may be across multiple business units within the group, or on an area of technical expertise within a single business but recognised as being significant at group level and across the wider industry.
Ensures appropriate policies, standards and best practices are defined, shared and adopted.
Pro-actively identifies opportunities to improve company capability in the specialism to address long-term technology, methods and people capability 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.

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:

Strategy: Actively participates in the development and execution of the strategy with respect to their area of specialism; is regarded as a thought leader influencing senior business and technical leadersProject Definition: Leads the definition of capability projects including capturing requirements, creating proposals, achieving stakeholder approval, acquiring funding and aligning partner supportCapability Development: Leads the development and application of new capabilities; leads capability development projectsProblem Solving: Leads the resolution of new and emerging technical, compliance and business problems, integrating cross-functional business processes, using analytical processes and applying professional judgementCollaboration: Proactively participates in internal and external networks of fellow specialists to further the understanding of the specialist subject; actively involved in the implementation of strategic collaborative relationshipsLeadership: Provides technical direction to peers and more junior professionals, and technical leadership to teams and projects within their specialismPeople Capability: Supports the definition of skill and professional knowledge within their area of specialism; identifies, co-ordinates and delivers training; supports the development of other specialists; provides active mentoringStandards Definition: Participates with external authorities in the development of relevant policies, standards and best practices; ensures these are defined, shared and adopted within the groupKnowledge Sharing: Leads the sharing of Best Practice; represents their business as an authority in their defined subject; provides concise justification for decisions; records and captures salient information in reports and systemsFoundation Capability: Follow the relevant engineering accountabilities with sufficient competency depth in area of specialism

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 Materials, Polymer, Ceramic or Chemical Engineering with 8+ years of High Temperature Composite Materials engineering experience, ORMaster’s degree in Materials, Polymer, Ceramic or Chemical Engineering with 6+ years of High Temperature Composite Materials engineering experience, ORPhD in Materials, Polymer, Ceramic or Chemical Engineering with 3+ years of High Temperature Composite Materials engineering experienceIn order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

Experience in a Ceramic Matrix Composites – Environmental Barrier Coating material system and it’s process/structure/propertiesExperience in developing technology through a gated maturity process and a deep understanding of Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)Experience leading a team of technical specialists to deliver a technology program into a product application

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: July 18, 2025

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Job CategoryEngineering Materials
Job Posting Date03 Jul 2025; 00:07
Pay Range$140,242 - $227,894 / $168,291 - $273,473-Annually

Location:

Indianapolis, IN / Cypress, CA

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.