Job Description

Manufacturing Engineering

Location: Bristol

SNBG 7 - 10

Rolls-Royce is seeking experienced Manufacturing Engineers to support a range of current and future opportunities across our Defence business.

Our Manufacturing Engineering teams play a critical role in creating, developing and industrialising the manufacturing processes that deliver the next generation of Defence products. Working closely with Design, Supply Chain, Operations and external partners, you'll help ensure new products are designed for manufacture, successfully industrialised and delivered safely, efficiently and at the required quality.

We are interested in hearing from engineers with experience across manufacturing process development, industrialisation, advanced manufacturing technologies and Design for Manufacture/Assembly (DfM/DfA).

The different roles available are within the Future Programmes IPTs and each require differing specific skillsets but have a core “Design for Manufacture/Assembly” and Industrialisation 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

What you will be doing

• Create, develop, implement, validate, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing/assembly 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 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).

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.

Apply

If you have experience in Manufacturing Engineering, industrialisation, manufacturing process development or Design for Manufacture/Assembly and would like to contribute to future Rolls-Royce Defence programmes, we would be pleased to hear from you.

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.

To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence Early Life Cycle business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.

Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

10 Jul 2026; 00:07

Posting End Date

23 Jul 2026