Manufacturing Engineer - Technical Lead

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Technical Lead

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as a Manufacturing Engineer - Technical Lead. Act as a technical lead for a team of Manufacturing Engineers supporting the Manufacturing Engineering Manager. The Technical Lead will integrate all Manufacturing Engineering activities within their area of responsibility across the product lifecycle to meet business and customer requirements for Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery. In this role you will have the opportunity to work in tandem with our manufacturing team directly on the shop floor devising, implementing and testing new strategies to help optimize productivity. You will have a strong understanding of compliance and adhering to safety and quality standards and reporting to senior management about any findings or proposals.

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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Responsible for ensuring that manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture deployed are in full compliance to Health, Safety & Environmental Standards and meet the expectations of the Zero Harm programme. Responsible for ensuring that product safety risks are understood and mitigated, and for promoting a product safety culture. Rigorously raise, investigate and resolve safety related issues.
• Promote a culture of zero defects. Ensure that manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture are developed and deployed to support Right First Time manufacture. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards.
• Promote a culture of zero waster.  Ensure that manufacturing processes and methods of manufactured are designed to achieve the highest quality at the lowest possible cost to the business.
• Deploy mechanisms to govern the achievement of Manufacturing Engineering deliverables, report status, and ensure issues and risks are resolved to meet project timescales. Support the creation of Man Eng load/capacity plans and budgets. Ensure application of manufacturing process controls and within their area of accountability, with authorization subject to appropriate delegation. Act as FAIR signatory, where applicable.
• Develop talent, act as professional leader for their team, ensuring required competences are in place and promoting their development and growth. Build external and internal relationships - manage, develop and maintain beneficial business relationships with technology partners, joint ventures, risk and revenue sharing partners and other designated suppliers.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Discipline with 5+ years’ experience OR
• Master's degree in Engineering Discipline with 3+ years' experience, OR
• PhD OR
• In lieu of degree; 9+ years of manufacturing experience
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident to be considered for this role

Preferred Requirements:

• Good understanding of manufacturing processes relevant to their business
• General awareness of Manufacturing Systems (CAD, CAM, CAPP, Manufacturing Execution System, Manufacturing Intelligence, SAP, Technical Publications, etc.) relevant to the business
• Has experienced manufacturing change in a suitable combination of ways, such as facility re-design, facility move, technology insertion, new product introduction, process revalidation, quality improvement
• Experience in control of fixed and special processes
• Experience with analysis of data and use of analytical tools, such as: Minitab, JMP
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Systems (CAD, CAM, CAPP, Manufacturing Intelligence, SAP, Technical Publications, etc.)

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Closing date:  May 19, 2026

Manufacturing Engineering05 May 2026; 00:05$119,520 - $194,220-AnnuallyIndianapolis, IN

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.