Job Title: Testing Engineer-Military Engines

Working Pattern: Full-Time (Must be available to work flexible hours including night shifts and weekends)

Working Location: Aiken, S.C.

"Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable."

Global Grade/Level 9

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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture.

This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

What you will be doing:

The Testing Engineer of Military Engines is responsible for ensuring that Rolls-Royce has sufficient oversight for our products to meet business, customer and regulatory requirements.  It covers engineers who are performing Development, Systems Engineering and Verification style roles. This is an integration role where the individual will work to enable all engineering teams through coaching and support to successfully develop robust, verified engineering solutions against robust validated customer requirements.

• Coordinate, prepare and perform diesel engine development, calibration and engineering support work in an engine dynamometer test cell, on HiL/MiL systems and if necessary, in the field.
• Focus is on diesel engines for military applications. Depending on the business situation, the same scope of work on commercial heavy-duty diesel engines is expected.
• Develop, analyze and evaluate unique engineering solutions with consideration of factors such as system effectiveness, reliability, configuration, emission regulations, customer requirements and cost.
• Coordinate, support and perform commissioning and testing of prototype engines/vehicles and early production units together with the customer and their sub-contractors with regards to our scope for applications including but not limited to wheeled/tracked military vehicles, mining equipment, marine, rail, and oil and gas.
• Develop technically reasonable and feasible alternatives with regards to time and money for challenges occurring during the progress of the project.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Automotive Engineering and 3 years of engineering experience testing and calibrating combustion engines in a dynamometer test cell and in the field; or 7 years of engineering experience testing and calibrating combustion engines in a dynamometer test cell and in the field.
• Must be available to work flexible hours including night shifts and weekends
• U.S. Citizenship required as this position occasionally will be working under a government contract
• “Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.”
• Ability to travel 50-80% on short notice domestic and international

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of the principles and complete operation of internal combustion engines and diesel engine technology
• Excellent experience diagnosing diesel engines in test cells and installed in a vehicle
• Excellent experience with troubleshooting mechanical, electrical and hydraulic components of diesel engines
• Excellent knowledge of engine control units and their operation
• Excellent work and time management skills

Mental & Physical Requirements:

• 20% cubical workplace (project planning and management, data analysis, coordination of assignment, etc.)
• 80% Test Center (in-house test cell, test cell at a third-party provider, field test site, etc.), shop and field conditions common with working on prototype vessels
• Ability to bend down, stand over, lay down and complete work tasks within the tight confines typical of marine engine compartments and/or engine rooms for long periods of time
• Ability to lift, push, pull weights in the 20-60 lb range

Power Systems is the Rolls-Royce business which provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalisation and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.  We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

Closing Date: December 28, 2026

Pay Range

Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

Benefits

The Business Unit Power Systems of Rolls-Royce provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalization and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that are even cleaner and smarter and thus provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.
 

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These clean and technologically-advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.