Producibility Manufacturing Engineering Manager Defence

Job Description

Producibility Manufacturing Engineering Manager Defence

Bristol

Management level C

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. 

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Lead the Manufacturing Engineering activity for Defence Mature programs across EJ200, TP400, MT30, Adour programs, coordinating with the Chief Design engineers and the Chief Component engineers
Act as Technical Authority, assuring the initial and continuing capability of the method of production to produce product conforming to design definition, and ensuring the resolution of technical issues/problems/arisings, to meet business and customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, deliver rate and lead-time (SQCD).
Integrate all Manufacturing Engineering activities across the product lifecycle and through the internal and external supply chain including New Product Introduction, Transfers and producibility focus.

What you will be doing:

• Build external 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
• Create strategy – Lead the strategy to ensure Defence Mature Programs components meet Zero defects goals and smooth new product introduction and reactivations across the portfolio
• Develop capability - Buy-off the production readiness of new manufacturing capabilities or methods of manufacture on behalf of Defence Design Engineering.
• Develop talent - Working with Design Engineering to ensure Design for Manufacture is implemented across component and system design teams.
• Agreed FAIR buy-off across design and manufacturing engineering.
• Support Assembly and Test to resolve operational problems, and coordinate with design engineering the long term, robust solutions.
• Product Safety - Responsible for ensuring that product safety risks are understood and mitigated to meet the required safety levels and reduce the safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable. Champion product safety and promote a product safety culture in the supply chain, ensuring learning related to product safety is embedded. Own the manufacturing leg of the Safety Assurance Framework for Defence Mature programs.
• Quality - Promote a culture of zero defects within the area of accountability. Ensure that manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture within the business and suppliers are developed and deployed to support Right First Time manufacture.
• Coach the community in the use of RRPS, DMAIC and Systems Engineering tools. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards.

   

Position qualifications:

• Engineering Degree in Mechanical or manufacturing engineering disciplines
• Experience in Manufacturing Engineering environment. 
• DFM and DFX experience

 Preferred requirements:

• Knowledge of component design processes
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for a Design Organisation
• System engineering toolset and how to apply root cause analysis techniques.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 

 

The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. 

 

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.  

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Grade:  Management level C

For further information please contact:  Lizzie Moore - Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

21 Apr 2026; 00:04

Posting End Date

27 Apr 2026