Novel Cycles Engineer

Derby - Moor Lane

Rolls-Royce Future Technology wishes to recruit a Novel Cycles Engineer with skills in thermodynamic cycles design and performance modelling with application to the critical assessment of new and novel power generation and gas turbine cycles. Experience with modelling unconventional advanced cycles is essential including the proficient use of appropriate simulation, design and integration tools.

In this role, you will be part of a dynamic, agile and creative team, directly reporting to the Chief of Emerging Technologies and working closely with specialists across Future Technologies and Future Programmes. This is an exciting role focused on the assessment of new and emerging disruptive technologies and system level concepts as we navigate Rolls-Royce's future through the energy transition agenda and journey to Net Zero. The Emerging Technologies team run the companies Horizon Scanning process where new disruptive technology threats and opportunities need careful scientific appraisal.

You will help provide underpinning scientific understanding of cycle-level benefits introduced by new system architectures and novel working fluids and technologies, and how far state-of-the-art technology can be pushed. The output of your work will supplement work done by Future Platforms, within Future Technology...