Job Description

Mechanical Integrity Engineer (Structural Systems Design)

Location

Bristol

Salary

SNBG 7-10

Why Join 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.

By joining 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.

Position Summary

A Mechanical Integrity Engineer supports the Design function by undertaking analysis of the proposed designs to ensure that they are robust and that they meet requirements. A Mechanical Integrity Engineer also makes recommendations to optimise the design and applies Robust Engineering (Design for Process Excellence) principles.

Specifically, the Structural Systems Design (SSD) department (part of Mechanical Integrity) is where all the mechanical sub-systems of the engine are brought together and optimised into a full engine system. SSD engineers are responsible for understanding, modelling, analysing and post processing results to define and influence the static, dynamic (rotordynamics, vibration and balancing) and extreme event (e.g. Fan Blade-Off) behaviour of the engine at a Product System level. This involves using analytical tools and methods ranging from hand calculations to complex design space exploration/optimisation. In the later stages of the design cycle, the role can include the correlation of engine test data (i.e. vibration) with the SSD analytical predictions. The typical tool used by SSD is the Whole Engine Mechanical Model (WEMM), which is a Finite Element (FE) model of the entire engine plus surrounding structures. In addition to programme delivery the team supports continuous capability development via identify opportunities for improvement in tools, methods and processes and supporting the SMEs in development and deployment of enhanced capability.

What You Will Be Doing

• To conduct Structure Mechanical Design and Analysis. This includes selection and generation as well as involvement in further development of numerical models, use of numeral calculation methods, developing of interdisciplinary agreed boundary conditions and implementation into own models as well as into models of other disciplines (e.g. performance), plausibility check of boundary conditions, execution and analysis of numerical model calculations, understanding calculations as well as derive suggestion for improvements.
• To conduct Structure Mechanical experiments. This includes preparation of experiment specification for tests on test rigs and engines, supervision and support of experiments, plausibility check of results during the execution of the test, analysis and interpretation of test results and comparison with analytical and/or empirical models.
• To resolve problems through evaluative judgements. Analyses factual information from multiple sources, interprets results and identifies effective solutions by applying their own technical knowledge, expertise and engineering judgement.
• Is responsible for defined technical packages/investigations of work providing delivery against programme milestones within agreed cost, timescale and quality requirements.
• To be a point of contact within a given engineering discipline and to share subject matter knowledge across the function. This may include providing advisory services to designated customers, influencing their peer group, representing senior departmental staff and acting as advisor/coach on matters where they are technically authoritative.
• To understand company business and function objectives and ensure that the work they do supports this. To always act in accordance with both the company values and those associated with being a professional engineer.
• To actively promote, encourage and support the identification and implementation of continuous improvement (s of tools, processes and methods) both within and outside their immediate sphere and prompt action across the wider team.