YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

• Manufacturing/Quality engineering experience in both Production Operations and NPI/Project based environments
• Knowledge of CNC machining in metallics: both conventional and non-conventional
• Knowledge of fabrication techniques
• Knowledge of metal forming processes
• Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) skillsets
• Knowledge of inspection and measurement techniques
• Effective stakeholder management and collaboration - experience of working and managing relationships with external suppliers
• The ability to support investigations including root cause analysis methodologies
• Ability to constructively challenge and drive an improvement-based culture

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/Foundation degree or another national equivalent).
• Recognised national or international engineering accreditation (e.g. UK IEng or CEng) where available.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing processes used within Aerospace (or an equivalent regulated industry) and process development methodologies (e.g. Advanced Product Quality Planning).
• Experience of other advanced or emerging manufacturing technology preferred but not essential.
  The role is Bristol based, but travel both in the UK and overseas may also be required on an occasional basis.
  To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.
  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

THESE ROLES PROVIDE YOU WITH A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO

• Develop talent - Act as professional leader of the manufacturing engineering community within UK&I, ensuring required competences are in place and promoting the development and growth of the community. Support the Chief of Industrialisation with management of manufacturing engineering load/capacity plans and budgets for the UK&I Future Programmes business.
• Quality - Promote a culture of zero defects within the organisation. Support the application of build in quality techniques including APQP during product introduction. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards.
• Create strategy - Contribute to the development of the manufacturing engineering strategy for the business, connecting strategy, design, supply chain, operations, technology and digital stakeholders along with technology partnerships and suppliers to create manufacturing technology and product introduction strategies and roadmaps.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing - Operate as an active member of the Future Programmes and Global manufacturing engineering leadership team, supporting cross-project and cross-business collaboration, knowledge sharing, skills and process development to best utilise the available resources to deliver business needs and priorities.
• Build Relationships - Manage, develop and maintain effective relationships within internal and external supply chain, ensure the requirements are understood and maximised, coach when required to deliver a successful outcome in line with the requirements and commitment of Rolls-Royce.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Working as a Design ME within a project team to ensure that designs are suitable for manufacture at prototype level, moving towards solutions for industrialisation
• Supporting the assessment of supplier capability for existing and new sources working with those suppliers to develop manufacturing processes for hardware delivery
• Working pro-actively with new suppliers to ensure they can robustly meet our technical requirements, and their manufacturing processes are low risk
• Developing, maintaining, and enhancing manufacturing processes
• Working in conjunction with procurement and programme teams to proactively identify and address supply chain technical risks and drive continuous improvement activities
• Lead investigations into non-conforming material/ Product originating from the supply chainIdentifying areas for improvements with internal and external processes, creating the business case for change