Manufacturing Engineer - Product Introduction

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer-Product Introduction

Full time

Bristol

*NB: First Stage telephone interviews will be held on the following dates: 17th-19th March

If shortlisted for 2nd stage interview candidates must be available for a face to face on site interview in Bristol on the 24th of March

An opportunity has arisen for Manufacturing Engineers Product Introduction to join the Rolls-Royce team in Bristol.

A number of exciting opportunities for Manufacturing Engineering roles are available within our Manufacturing, Assembly and Test team. These include roles across a range of manufacturing commodities.

These roles present an exciting opportunity to work at the frontline, creating, developing and adapting manufacturing processes that will be introduced and used for years. You would be responsible for ensuring manufacturability of new products and be familiar with “Design for Manufacture”. You will also be required to interact and manage relationships across various functions internally and externally, ranging from design teams to suppliers and onto directly influencing the customer and their requirements.

You will have experience of assessing the capability of manufacturing suppliers and source selection and approval. You will act as the technical authority, ensuring the application of manufacturing process controls in the supply chain.

You will also have experience of Technology Development and Product Introduction methodologies such as Advanced Product Quality Planning and Production Part Approval Process and will be working with external suppliers to create, define and implement several methods of manufacture. You will have experience in the creation of PFMEA / MSA / FAIR etc.

What you will be doing

• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to review next generation designs with consideration for design for manufacture and long-term viability of manufacture of the products, understanding requirements and influencing the designs with a data-based approach.
• Create, develop, implement, validate, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes, digital systems and/or methods of manufacture/assembly which are capable of meeting and continue to meet requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time.
• Work with an extensive UK supply chain, and subject matter experts to ensure all manufacturing processes are developed in a manner that meets the business needs of Rolls-Royce, (including taking Safety, Cost, Quality, Delivery and People into consideration) to enable processes to be integrated to a Rolls-Royce site, if required.
• Identify and develop opportunities for new or improved manufacturing or assembly processes, digital systems & technologies to meet current or future requirements.
• Manage and communicate change effectively and regularly, to a wide range of stakeholders, including programme directors, customers, and the supply chain.
• Manage budgets, resource and technical content to deliver internal capability, in-line with programme requirements, and present progress reports to key stakeholders.

Who we’re looking for

• Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/Foundation degree or other national equivalent).
• Recognised national or international engineering accreditation (e.g. UK IEng or CEng) where available.
• Demonstrated experience in complex assembly operations within Aerospace or other Engineering backgrounds.
• General awareness of Manufacturing Systems and enabling software tools used to develop and analyse manufacturing processes (e.g. CAD/CAM, Statistical Process Control).

To work for Rolls-Royce you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Job Category Manufacturing Engineering Posting Date 24 Feb 2025; 00:02 Posting End Date 06 Mar 2025