Manufacturing Engineer – Composites

Rolls-Royce • Full-time • Bristol Filton (UK-B), United Kingdom • 4d ago

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer – Composites

Full Time

Bristol/Hybrid (minimum 3 days/week on-site)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team in Bristol, where we are currently developing manufacturing methods, processes and materials for composite fan blades and fan containment casings. We are currently going through an exciting phase of growth as we deliver composite components and manufacturing programmes 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, Test and Safety business and as a Manufacturing Engineer you will work within our business and within the UltraFan® Integrated Project Team. This work will involve the development of the hardware for a Mk2 Engine Architecture as well as a range of other components. Your role will also 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 role will give you an opportunity to develop within the Rolls-Royce Manufacturing team and influence the creation and delivery of the next generation composite fan system. You 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

In this exciting role, you will look after:

Delivery of machining programmes and processes for a range of composite components from fan blades to structures, and providing a capable method to the operation team in the facility.
Ensuring the machining techniques meet our customer’s requirements for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Lead time.
Development of Technical Packages (Equipment Specification, TI’s, PFMEAs, Tooling, Equipment and HSE documentation) to define the manufacturing process and control it effectively.
Identification of opportunities for new or improved process using statistical process control (Ppk and Cpk) to meet current or future requirements whilst sharing best practice across the community.
Driving the composite machining process to Zero Defects through cost and quality waterfalls, owning the technology plan and strategy as we head toward industrialising the UltraFan system.

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.

An engineering or other relevant discipline degree/HND/HNC and previous experience working in a manufacturing engineering role.
Hands-on practical experience with CNC machines in an operational environment.
Experience in CAD modelling and CAM programming for 5 axis CNC machines including on machine probing preferred (training available).
Understanding of technology readiness levels (TRL) (or similar processes such as MCRL) and driving processes to maturity.
Understanding of the manufacturing engineering toolset to improve processes in our route to zero defects.

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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing date: 26 November 2024