Lifecycle Engineer

Job Description Job Title: Engineering Management – Lifecycle Engineer JR6143651 Working Pattern: Weekdays Working location: Raynesway - Minimum 3 days in office An opening has become available for a Lifecycle Engineer within the Dreadnought Engineering Management Team. The Engineering Management Team work cross-functionally to influence the design maturity of the Dreadnought product to meet customer requirements. The team primarily support the Chief Design Engineer to ensure Design Intent is met, whilst also supporting the wider Dreadnought Chief Engineering Team to make strategic engineering decisions. 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. This role is an engineering role within the New Build and Components business area. We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference. This role provides a unique opportunity to work closely with the Dreadnought Chief Engineering Team, delivering both engineering outputs and programme information to enable strategic decision making. As the successful candidate grown in this role there will be further opportunities to lead on challenging issues, often working across the business and wider enterprise to deliver solutions. This role offers a breadth of experience across the component suite unlike most roles. 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 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. What you will be doing With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to: Produce engineering outputs in support of design maturity or product assurance. Work closely with the CE team to support technical issues and produce engineering metrics to support decision making. Support the Dreadnought Environmental Case and Dreadnought Requirements Management. Ensure engineering management plans are up to date and are being applied appropriately. 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. To be successful in this role you will need to: Be agile to effectively move between tasks as required. Be organised to ensure tasks are completed in time to support the appropriate meetings. Be willing to have a go at a wide range of tasks. Be a strong communicator when interacting at all levels within the business and wider enterprise. Be curious to learn by stepping outside your comfort zone delivering on ambiguous or novel tasks. To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national. 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 Closing date: 16/01/26 Job Category Engineering for Services Posting Date 02 Jan 2026; 00:01 Posting End Date 15 Jan 2026 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.