Data Engineer – Engineering Operations & Portfolio

Job Description

Job Title: Data Engineer – Engineering Operations & Portfolio

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Remote

This exciting opportunity as a Data Engineer – Engineering Operations & Portfolio is responsible for consolidating and reporting business data from disparate sources to support new & existing analytical solutions. The successful candidate will join the Engineering, Technology, & Safety (ET&S) Engineering Operations Management (EOM) team and work on data management activities using the EOM toolset ecosystem with the goal of automation and digital connectivity to the rest of the business. This is a small, agile, and fast-moving team with the goal to digitally transform the larger business via the improvement & automation of Engineering Operations activities including: people data, strategic workforce planning, program resource demand, allocation of resources, managed service providers, and business metrics.

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.

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:

With this attractive opportunity you will be responsible for consolidating and reporting business data from disparate sources to support new & existing analytical solutions. This role will have an opportunity to develop into to a full-time software engineer over time. Training and support is in place for this process and the ideal candidate will be interested in growing their skillset into software engineering & digital or will already have some qualifications/training in the field.

Key Accountabilities:

• Collect and report specific business data requests within the EOM software ecosystem & PowerBI dashboards.
• Integrate with the internal Software development organization to build new tools for automation of regular data requests and improve existing tools to improve efficiency and accuracy of data reporting.
• Own the tools and processes the business uses for outsourcing, intercompany transfers, & load/capacity planning and become the Indianapolis single point of contact for technical and business leadership to execute these tasks and/or report data from these tasks across the ET&S organization.
• Capability improvements for data collection and reporting through process improvement, tool/software development, and automation.
• Keep up with industry best practices, new libraries, and tools in the backend/frontend ecosystem and bring that learning to bear on Rolls-Royce projects.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or another field.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis and visualization in collaboration with a team.
• Experience with modern data analysis, scripting, and visualization tools such as PowerApps, PowerBI, and Python.
• Demonstrated experience with end-to-end data processing across a diverse array of systems in disparate formats.
• This position is based in Indianapolis, US and the individual must be a US citizen to view US defense sensitive data. Remote working may be permissible with occasional travel to Indianapolis, US for a suitably qualified US citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise building PowerBI dashboards and/or PowerApps and in data transformations (Python, etc) to feed data to those tools.
• Familiarity in JavaScript/TypeScript and basic understanding of web development fundamentals (HTML, CSS, Debugging Tools, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience in developing software applications and collaborating with a software team
• Awareness of and experience with modern software practices (git version control, GitHub/GitLab/other source code managers, VSCode or other IDEs, Docker and Containerization, Cloud Native / Service-Based Architectures, DevOps Methods, CI/CD Pipelines, Agile Practices, Observability & Monitoring, etc.)
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Comfort with ambiguity - able to define and implement plans that achieve business value without detailed instructions.
• Advocate of High-Performance Culture and positive change.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

#CLODEF

#CLOLI

Job Category

Group Engineering (Operations)

Job Posting Date

11 Jun 2025; 00:06

Pay Range

$90,985 - $136, 477-

Location:

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.