Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Adhesive bonding/Composite Structures
Working Pattern: Full time (Standard 37hr/wk)
Working location: Bristol/Hybrid (4 days on site + 1 Remote)
Rolls-Royce are currently developing manufacturing methods, processes and materials for their composite fan blades and fan containment casings. We are currently going through an exciting phase of growth as we deliver composite components and manufacturing processes across a range of products, including UltraFan® Engine demonstrator programme.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
The Composite Technology Facility (CTF) is part of our Engineering, Technology and Safety business. There is an excellent opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to work within our business and within the UltraFan® Integrated Project Team. This role will be focused on the development of composite bonding processes to assemble our UltraFan Blade and continuous improvement of the method with our skilled operation team to meet TRL milestones. The role will be based in CTF Bristol on the Filton site and visits to our offsite facility. It will involve working closely with other parts of the business including Rolls-Royce Derby, external suppliers and the National Composites Centre (NCC).
We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
This roll will give the chosen applicant an opportunity to develop within Rolls-Royce manufacturing team and enable them to influence the creation and delivery of the next generation composite fan system. The successful candidate will manage packages of work within the CTF and be responsible for delivering results across a cross-functional team from Design Engineers, Technical specialist through to Operations and Quality.
What we offer
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
What you will be doing
With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:
Who we’re looking for:
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.
To be successful in this role you will need:
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