Job description
Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer – Product Introduction
Full time
Bristol
Why Rolls-Royce?
An opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Engineer – Product Introduction to join the Rolls Royce team in Bristol.
A number of exciting opportunities for Manufacturing Engineering roles are available within our Defence Future Programmes team. 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 different functions internally and externally, ranging from design teams within the IPT, to suppliers and onto directly influencing the customer and their requirements. 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 internal and external suppliers to create, define and implement several methods of manufacture.
At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer the power that matters to our customers, to society and to the planet.
Future Programmes UK and International is at the heart of securing the future growth of the Defence business. We are delivering tomorrows technology fast, by bringing together the company’s best engineers, programme managers and business professionals. Working in partnership with Governments, primes and new technology companies across the globe, we deliver future solutions to meet the customers emerging requirements.
Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. So we encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.
The different roles available are within the Future Programmes IPTs and each require differing specific skillsets but have a core “Design for Manufacture” thread. Below is the list of specific skillsets we’re looking for. Please include a covering letter stating your particular experience or area of interest.
- Composite material development and/or manufacturing experience
- Additive Layer Manufacturing experience of aerospace components
- Experience setting up a new factory, designing layouts, specifying machines
- Single crystal casting experience
- Supplier development / supplier capability assessments
- Design for Manufacture / Design for Assembly
- Design for manufacture for low-cost applications
Future Programmes is looking for someone with drive, passion and commitment who can:
- Embrace agility – you will be able to respond quickly to challenges and be able to manage progress despite, missing, ambiguous, or changing requirements.
- Bold – you believe in yourself and the team to bravely push the boundaries, and feel comfortable with ‘failing fast’ to pursue rapid knowledge capture.
- Pursue collaboration – you find strength in working with others, both inside and outside of our business, and value the diversity of people and perspectives.
- Seeks simplicity – you keep it simple and remove complexity, in how you communicate and the way you work.
What you will be doing
- Create, develop, implement, validate, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes, digital systems and/or methods of manufacture which are capable of meeting and continue to meet requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time.
- Ensure that new manufacturing processes and materials are in full compliance to Health, Safety & Environmental Standards and meet the expectations of the Zero Harm Programme.
- Develop and influence design and manufacturing requirements, through manufacturing trials and working concurrently with a large number of internal and external stakeholders, including the design function, the supply chain and the customer.
- 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 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.
- Responsible for self-development to meet the required competencies for the role. Provides coaching and technical support to others within their area of competence.
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 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.
- 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 the Rolls-Royce Defence Business there may be a requirement for an individual to hold a level of National Security Vetting (NSV). If the requirement is identified Rolls-Royce will support the application for NSV if the individual does not currently already have this in place.
Join us & Power Our Future
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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at careers.rolls-royce.com
Closing Date: 1st March 2023
Job Category
Manufacturing Engineering
Posting Date
02 Feb 2023; 00:02Rolls-Royce
careers.rolls-royce.com
London, United Kingdom
Warren East
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Aerospace & Defence
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