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Job Title: Senior SME - Product Lifecycle Management

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN, Remote

We have an opportunity for an IT Subject Matter Expert with expertise in PLM (Siemens' Product Lifecycle Management Software). This role will be a part of the Engineering IT Solutions team and will lead the technical activities associated with the delivery of PLM IT projects for the Rolls-Royce Engineering community. The Engineering IT Solutions team is responsible for the global deployment and support of engineering IT applications.

Although this role is in the US, it is a global role and will support global IT programs in the long term. Initial focus of this role is supporting the delivery of IT solutions to enable CMMC Level 2 certification required by Rolls-Royce US Defense Programs which includes the deployment of an additional corporate instance of PLM. The SME role is key to ensure IT delivery provides a quality solution that meets the needs of the business.

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.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

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 get a chance to:

• Work directly with the engineering community to understand business requirements and processes as well as help them understand the business change required in line with the IT delivery.
• Provide a deep understanding of Engineering IT systems and solutions within the global Engineering Solution Delivery Team.
• Troubleshoot and debug solution components (configuration of system components) and provide complex (tier 3) user support.
• Recognize alternative approaches for reaching a solution and implement the most appropriate course of action.
• Able to absorb technical information and communicate effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Able to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• Associates Degree in Engineering or Computer Science and 7+ years of PLM experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science and 5+ years of PLM experience OR
• 9+ years of direct PLM experience in lieu of a degree
• To be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• 10+ years of direct experience supporting or using the Siemens' PLM suite.
• Experience with the Azure GovCloud environment.

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's 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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Closing date: June 30, 2026

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.