Metrology - Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Metrology - Manufacturing Engineer

Working Pattern: Full time

Location: Bristol

An opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Engineer -Measurement Development to join the Rolls Royce Defence Future Programmes team in Bristol.

The Global Combat Air Programme is a multinational initiative led by the United Kingdom, Japan, Italy to jointly develop a sixth-generation stealth fighter. This role presents an exciting opportunity to work at the frontline of our manufacturing technology, as we create, develop and adapt manufacturing processes that will be introduced and used for years to come to deliver the GCAP power and propulsion system.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering metrology capability across a number of novel engine components. You will work closely with digital manufacturing colleagues, senior specialists, design and manufacturing engineers to lead the development and validation of automated metrology programming capability using Model Based Definitions. This offers a fantastic opportunity to develop a career with a high impact and high visibility across the Rolls-Royce group as this is an emerging capability within the business.

You will ensure that new products are "Designed for Manufacture", working with a range of stakeholders to ensure inspection methods are available on time whilst ensuring they are robust, capable and that cost and quality are optimised by design.

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

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:
Engaging in Design for Manufacture to ensure our future engine parts make full use of Model Based Definition to automate creation and change of measurement processes.Ensure measurement system analysis is carried out effectively within RR and supply chain facilities.Lead the selection, justification, acquisition and commissioning of new product verification equipment. Drive continuous improvement and process control activities.Contribute to relevant internal and external global communities of practice and collaborate with other specialists across the company to develop strategy, processes, methods and standards in the field of metrology and product verification.
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. To be successful in this role you will need to have:
Professionally qualified engineer preferably with a degree or apprenticeship in an engineering discipline and with a deep understanding of manufacturing measurement. Rolls-Royce uses the National Metrology Skills Alliance standards for metrology. You will be able to show experience that demonstrates you have skills at Level 2 or above in most of the categories of NMSA 1 and NMSA 2.1Experience of creation of digital measurement programmes preferably in one or more of the following software packages: Polyworks, Zeiss Calypso, Zeiss Inspect.A high level of computer literacy and digital manufacturing experience including familiarity with CAD preferably Siemens NX.A strong technical engineering background, broad experience of manufacturing, design for manufacture, build in quality and inspection planning as well as experience of technology development and product introduction methodologies such as APQP and PPAP.
To work for Rolls-Royce you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don't currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality.

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

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

16 May 2025; 00:05

Posting End Date

31 May 2025PandoLogic. Keywords: Manufacturing Engineer, Location: Bristol, ENG - BS2 9NX