Materials Engineer - Forging, Casting and Special Processes
Full time
Derby / Hybrid – 3 days on site per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Materials Engineer to join the Materials External Laboratory and Special Process team within ET&S, based in Derby.
Materials Engineer you will join the Materials Engineering department working across civil and defence aerospace products, focussed on external supply chain materials engineering support. You will join a dynamic team and work in an environment that will allow you growth in developing breadth and depth in forging, casting, raw materials production, and special processes.
The role has significant global interactions working closely with the Procurement functions across multiple commodity groups. You will collaborate with colleagues from other materials capabilities as well as Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Purchasing and Quality. The team interfaces with the external supply chain as well as various external industry bodies.
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.
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.
What we offer
Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.
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
With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:
Review and approve technical documentation such as methods of manufactures, datacards, FAIRs, MVAs, and Condition of Supply drawings.
Conduct supply chain surveillance audits across the global supply chain network in support of the annual risk assessment to reduce supply chain risk.
Interface with other Materials capabilities and other functions on projects and improvements across the lifecycle from new materials development and new part introduction to in-service safety and lifecycle responses.
Collaborate with Procurement and Manufacturing Engineering on zero defects, quality and cost reduction activities within the external supply chain. To actively promote, encourage and support the identification and implementation of continuous improvement both within and outside their immediate sphere and prompt action across the wider team.
Support introduction of digital technologies and solutions to support lean improvements within team and wider supply chain interfaces.
Resolve problems through evaluative judgements. Analyse factual information from multiple sources, interpret results and identify effective solutions by applying their own technical knowledge, expertise and engineering judgement.
Who we are 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.
To be successful in this role you will need:
Bachelor's degree, Master's, or PhD in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or Manufacturing Engineering.
Technical experience in materials engineering and or manufacturing processes
An ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking to a range of technical problems.
Knowledge and experience of product integrity / liability and certification frameworks.
Membership in a relevant professional body appropriate to the region. In the UK - attained / working towards Chartered status is preferred.
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: Tuesday 18th February 2025.