Manufacturing Engineering Manager - CMCs

Manufacturing Engineering Manager - CMCs

Indianapolis, IN

As the Manufacturing Engineering Manager for CMCs, you will be responsible for leading a team of Manufacturing Engineers supporting product introduction in the Indianapolis manufacturing facility and ensure process and team alignment with the HTC facility. You will act as the Technical Authority, assuring the initial and continuing capability of the method of production to produce product conforming to design intent, and ensuring the resolution of technical issues/problems/arisings, to meet business and customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, deliver rate, and lead time.

Innovate & Power the World

To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of dollars’ worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialization, we also offer freedom to cross-specialize and develop skills across a number of different areas.

At Rolls-Royce, we look beyond tomorrow. We continually pioneer integrated power and propulsion solutions to deliver cleaner, safer, and more competitive power.

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.

Key Accountabilities:

• Act as the Technical Authority - Specify Manufacturing Engineering and process requirements and make technical decisions in relation to the area of accountability. Chair the Control Authority(s) governing change for area of accountability, subject to appropriate delegation
• Quality - Promote a culture of zero defects within the area of accountability. Ensure that manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture within the business 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
• Deploy capability - Maintain and/or govern Production Technical Packages (technical instructions, programs, tooling, etc.) for all parts/assemblies which clearly define the manufacturing process. Ensure manufacturing processes and/or methods of manufacture within the business and suppliers are capable of meeting and continuing to meet requirements for quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time
• 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
• Develop talent - Act as professional leader of the manufacturing engineering community ensuring required competences are in place and promoting the development and growth of the community
• Improvements - Identify, evaluate, and govern the requirements for improvements and innovations in manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture within their area of accountability. Ensure issues and risks are resolved to meet project timescales

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5+ years of engineering experience, OR
• Master's degree in Engineering with 3+ years of engineering experience, OR
• JD/PhD in Science, Technology or Engineering
• To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

• High levels of integrity and trustworthiness
• Strong leadership, interpersonal relationship, and communication skills
• Strong organization and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated technical project planning and management experience.
• Has provided technical and professional leadership to a team of Engineers
• Experience with quality and validation requirements including PFMEA, MVA, FAIR, APQP, and PPAP
• Demonstrated analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification
• Experience with manufacturing change in a suitable combination of ways, such as facility re-design, facility move, technology insertion, new product introduction, process revalidation, or quality improvement
• Experience with aerospace materials, tolerances, and manufacturing processes

Pioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

Our People are our Power

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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realize their full potential. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

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.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Closing Date: December 19, 2024

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.