Manufacturing Engineering Technical Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering Technical Lead

Working Pattern: Full time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

As the Manufacturing Engineering Technical Lead you will be the Technical Authority for the Supplier Management Team by integrating all Manufacturing Engineering activity across the product lifecycle and through the supply chain. Lead, manage and develop the Manufacturing Engineers within the team. Professionally accountable to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

With this exciting opportunity you will be the Technical Authority for the supply chain, accountable for the Method of Manufacture and compliance to Design Intent while ensuring that manufacturing processes and/or methods of manufacture are capable of meeting and continuing to meet requirements for quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Approving component airworthiness through the processing of critical data associated with component definition, associated specifications, and compliance to Rolls-Royce procedures  

• Subject to appropriate delegation, Chair the change authority.

• Lead the technical input into the supply chain strategy, including ensuring that Commodity and Manufacturing Process strategy implications are included in relevant capital plans.

• Integrate Capability Acquisition and Product Introduction activities, buying off new capabilities and methods of manufacture for new parts/assemblies.

• Ensure new capabilities/methods are at the required level of readiness for production application.

• Develop numerate, real time methods for capturing process capability, and ensure it is available and acted on within the facility/supply chain and in new product design.

• Working with the Manufacturing Engineering Commodity Leaders and Manufacturing Process Owners, drive manufacturing processes towards identified consistent best practice.

• Lead technical problem resolution and technical improvement activities. Coach the community in the use of RRPS and DMAIC tools.

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.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, or

• Master's degree with 3+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, or

• JD/PhD

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or US Permanent Resident to be considered for this role

Preferred Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to discuss both technical and business issues with all levels of management within the supply chain and Rolls-Royce

• Experience bringing diverse groups together to resolve technical issues and problems and perform root cause analysis

• DMAIC Yellow and/or Green and/or Black Belt Certification

• Understanding of metal removal and/or casting processing of Aerospace components