Manufacturing Engineering
// Role Summary
Join Rolls-Royce Defence as a Manufacturing Engineer in Bristol, UK, to develop, industrialise, and improve manufacturing processes for next-generation defence products. Work with diverse teams to ensure products are designed for manufacture, delivered safely, and meet high-quality standards.
// Key Responsibilities
- Develop and industrialise manufacturing processes for cutting-edge defence products.
- Collaborate with Design, Supply Chain, and external partners.
- Ensure new products meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
- Experience sought in composite materials, additive manufacturing, factory setup, or single crystal casting.
- Requires a Professionally Qualified Engineer (HND/Foundation degree or equivalent) and recognised engineering accreditation.
- Must hold or be able to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance and be a UK national.
// Role Specification
Manufacturing Engineering
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Rolls-Royce is seeking experienced Manufacturing Engineers to support current and future opportunities within its Defence business. Our Manufacturing Engineering teams are crucial in creating, developing, and industrialising manufacturing processes for the next generation of Defence products. You will work closely with Design, Supply Chain, Operations, and external partners to ensure new products are designed for manufacture, successfully industrialised, and delivered safely, efficiently, and with the required quality.
We are interested in engineers with expertise in manufacturing process development, industrialisation, advanced manufacturing technologies, and Design for Manufacture/Assembly (DfM/DfA). Specific skillsets sought include:
- Composite material development and/or manufacturing experience
- Additive Layer Manufacturing experience of aerospace components
- Experience setting up a new factory, designing layouts, and specifying machines
- Single crystal casting experience
- Supplier development / supplier capability assessments
- Design for Manufacture / Design for Assembly
- Design for manufacture for low-cost applications
What you will be doing
- Create, develop, implement, validate, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing/assembly processes, digital systems, and/or methods of manufacture that meet requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate, and lead time.
- Ensure new manufacturing processes and materials comply with Health, Safety & Environmental Standards and the Zero Harm Programme.
- Develop and influence design and manufacturing requirements through manufacturing trials and concurrent work with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with an extensive supply chain and subject matter experts to develop manufacturing processes that meet business needs, considering safety, cost, quality, delivery, and people.
- Identify and develop opportunities for new or improved manufacturing processes, digital systems, and technologies.
- Manage and communicate change effectively to a wide range of stakeholders, including programme directors, customers, and the supply chain.
- Manage budgets, resources, and technical content to deliver internal capability in line with programme requirements, and present progress reports.
- Support self-development and provide coaching and technical support to others.
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 is preferred but not essential.
- General awareness of Manufacturing Systems and enabling software tools (e.g., CAD/CAM, Statistical Process Control).
To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence Early Life Cycle business, an individual must hold a Security Check (SC) clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently have this.
Due to the nature of the business and protection of assets, applications can only be progressed from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.