Manufacturing Engineer - CMC Preform Process

Job Description

Job Title:  Manufacturing Engineer - CMC Process

Working Pattern:  Onsite 9/80

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

The Manufacturing Engineer will develop, implement, and optimize the method of manufacture, ensuring that they meet the customers' requirements for quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness, and ensuring the level of performance is sustainable.  

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:

Process owner for specific manufacturing process(es), to ensure that a capable process is appropriately integrated into the manufacturing method. Process delivers the design definition and all customer and business requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time (SQCD).

Act as the primary Manufacturing Engineering representative within the cross functional team for their owned process(es), working closely with manufacturing laboratory for optimization and validation of the process.

With this attractive role, you will have an opportunity to work on the following:

• Strategy: Supports the development and execution of the strategy with respect to their assigned department. This individual is accountable to the method in which parts progress through the process. Adherence to process change management procedures via FAIRs, MVAs, and technical verification is a key accountability for this role.
• Capability Development: Supports the development and application of new capabilities; leads capability development projects.
• Problem Solving: Review deviated material to accurately disposition next steps based on component definition. Update Operator Instructions to mitigate obscurities or inaccuracies. Review measurement devices and results.
• Collaboration: Work with Rolls-Royce HTC based engineering and operations teams to align on production readiness, transfer of knowledge, and troubleshooting support. Automation Lead – to coordinate on automation strategy, equipment design, implementation timelines, and integration into scaled production. Capability Acquisition Lead – to align on technical requirements, validate new equipment or processes, and support capital investment planning.

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 in Engineering, with 1+ years of experience in mechanical design, OR
• Master’s degree in Engineering, OR
• JD/PhD in Science, Technology or Engineering, OR
• In lieu of a degree 4+ years of engineering experience
• To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with the manufacture of Ceramic Matrix Composite Components or Aerospace Components with coating operations.
• Experience with quality and validation requirements including PFMEA, MVA, FAIR, APQP, and PPAP. Knowledge of lean manufacturing best practices is strongly desirable.
• Demonstrated analytic