Manufacturing Engineer

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Solihull, West Midlands, England, GBR
In-Office
Entry level
Aerospace • Defense
The Role
Provides technical support to operations and develops, maintains, and improves manufacturing processes. Ensures compliance with health, safety, environmental, product safety, quality, export control, and intellectual property requirements. Drives defect reduction, right-first-time production, knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and best practices while ensuring processes meet safety, quality, cost, delivery rate, and lead-time objectives.
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Manufacturing Engineer

Solihull

Onsite

Staff


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.


Provide technical support to operations and execute Manufacturing Engineering activities to develop, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes and/or methods of manufacture, which are capable of meeting and continuing to meet business and customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, deliver rate and lead time (SQCD).


What you will be doing:

  • HSE - Ensure that manufacturing processes are in full compliance to Health, Safety & Environmental Standards and meet the expectations of the Zero Harm programme.
  • Product Safety - Ensure that manufacturing processes are capable of achieving and sustaining the design definition, and that processes are followed so that our products and those of our suppliers conform to their specification. Rigorously raise, investigate and resolve safety related issues.
  • Quality - Drive a culture of zero defects within the organisation. Works with all functions to reduce risk and drive product Right First Time. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards including RRMS, SABRe and Export Control and Intellectual Property requirements.
  • Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing - Work with interfacing teams and local experts to ensure technical aspects of manufacturing processes and digital systems are understood and accounted for as required. Capture and utilise lessons learnt. Identify, document and share best practice, including by participation in relevant Communities of Practice.

   

Position qualifications:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference.  These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.


    • 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
    • General understanding of manufacturing processes relevant to their business
    • General awareness of Manufacturing Systems and enabling software tools relevant to the business
    • Understanding of Manufacturing Engineering processes relevant to their role



Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 


The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. 


It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.  


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.



  

Grade:  Staff Grade

For further information please contact:  Lizzie Moore - [email protected]

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

24 Sept 2026; 00:09Posting End Date30 Sept 2026

Skills Required

  • Professionally qualified engineer, such as a UK HND, foundation degree, or national equivalent
  • Recognized national or international engineering accreditation, such as UK IEng or CEng, where available
  • General understanding of manufacturing processes relevant to the business
  • General awareness of manufacturing systems and enabling software tools relevant to the business
  • Understanding of manufacturing engineering processes relevant to the role

Rolls-Royce Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Rolls-Royce and has not been reviewed or approved by Rolls-Royce.

  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is strengthened by a U.S. 401(k) program and recent Indianapolis agreements that enhanced retirement benefits. This foundation is complemented by an ongoing company emphasis on competitive retirement provisions across regions.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity value is broadened through a global employee share plan with a broad-based grant in 2024. A matched-purchase program introduced in 2025 further extends access to share ownership.
  • Flexible Benefits — Flexible benefits are highlighted through a holistic, choice-based package and flexible working principles under the People Deal. Regional tailoring provides options spanning wellbeing, recognition, and other locally relevant rewards.

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HQ: London
40,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1906

What We Do

Delivering power and propulsion solutions in the air, at sea and on land.

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