Job Description Title: Chief Lifecycle Engineer – Secondment 3 – 5 years Location: Madrid Grade: Level C 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. What you will be doing: Seconded to Europrop International, a consortium of the 4 leading European powerplant companies as a Chief Life Cycle Engineer. Develop fleet reliability management ensuring that in-service events are monitored and appropriately sentenced and progressed for the TP400 on the A400M military transport aircraft. Establish best practice in-service metrics for analysis and subsequent reporting on product in-service availability performance, utilising Rolls-Royce and other partner company expertise. Always consider the commercial and contractual position of actions and consequences. Support the product design and service support workstreams. Drive Weibull updates, Maintenance Cost Model and EMP maturity to enable the contracts today and shape future contracts. Developing and leading the engine maturity strategy with a number of key & high profile deliverables to the customer (OCCAR and Airbus Defence &Space). Interfacing with suppliers where there are technical and commercial challenges. Deputise EPI CSE with delegation for Event Follow Up reports, and document approvals. Develop and update relevant processes to Engineering technical support function. Represent Rolls-Royce Engineering within the EPI consortium. ADS relationship focal for Engineering investigations investigation monitor (PC and TD weekly KPI and accountability. Preferred requirements: A degree or equivalent qualification or experience. Proven ability to influence stakeholders at different levels in the organisation Proven whole engine knowledge and very clear understanding of engineering processes. Proven awareness and knowledge of the safety process, and through-life maintenance. Demonstrated ability to analyse, interpret and challenge results from statistical numerical techniques. Proven, extensive experience in management of work packages or projects, of increasing complexity Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too. Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive. Grade: Level C Job Category Engineering for Services Posting Date 12 Nov 2026; 00:11 Posting End Date 26 Nov 2026 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.

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