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# Systems Security Engineer

- **Company:** Rolls-Royce
- **Location:** Indianapolis, IN, United States
- **Salary:** $70,629.0 - $105,943.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Digital Forensics, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber-physical Systems, Software Requirements Analysis, Cybercrime
- **Published:** May 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/992601fe-26e9-421f-9ed9-ff7eef3a0814

## About the Role

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., * Bachelor's degree in STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and 1+ years of experience OR

 * Master's degree in STEM Science, Engineering, Science, Mathematics and no experience OR
 * PhD in STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and no experience

Preferred Requirements:

 * Active security clearance
 * Desire to learn and apply systems security policies and standards in engineering cyber-physical systems such as the Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800-160, DO-326, and DoDI 5000.8
 * Experience or interest in cybersecurity and cyber threats (e.g., designing secure products, systems, and applications; intrusion detection; digital forensics; system recovery; risk assessment tools and methods; security solutions, policies, standards, and procedures, etc.)
 * Excellent technical and soft skills including systems thinking aptitude, communications, time management, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams
 * Aspire to actively learn and dynamically respond to evolving objectives and emerging opportunities

## Description

* Work with the core systems security and LibertyWorks teams to help determine the technology and processes required to meet customer requirements for system security and resiliency
 * Learn secure cyber resilient engineering (SCRE), apply technical knowledge as required throughout the product lifecycle: requirements, design, build, test, production, operations, and support
 * Collaborate with government, customers, suppliers, and industry experts to understand and meet system requirements
 * Create digital models and use digital tools such as model-based systems engineering (MBSE) to meet program expectations
 * Develop and update systems security and resilience good practice and help ensure the techniques, policies, procedures, and knowledge to enable us to implement this good practice across the business


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