Digital Manufacturing Engineer - Data-Driven & AI-Enabled

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Digital Manufacturing Engineer to join our UK-wide hybrid team. You will develop and evolve digital products—data, applications, analytics, and AI—to enable smarter decisions, improve operations, and deliver data-driven outcomes across manufacturing environments.

You will partner with engineering, IT and operations to translate complex needs into scalable technical solutions, drive process design with safety at the core, and support rollout of digital capabilities

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, engineering or digital transformation environments.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations including planning and production execution.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with influence across teams.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in complex environments.
• Proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Bridge manufacturing data and insights to drive value.
• Lead future-state manufacturing process design with safety at the core.
• Define system integration and user acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with engineering, IT and operations across sites.
• Prepare teams for process changes through effective engagement.
• Lead pilot deployments and scalable rollout playbooks.
• Translate operational needs into clear user stories and maps.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Engineering background

Digital transformation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Education

HND or degree

IEng or CEng accreditation

Job description

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Digital Manufacturing Engineer to join our UK-wide hybrid team. You will develop and evolve digital products—data, applications, analytics, and AI—to enable smarter decisions, improve operations, and deliver data-driven outcomes across manufacturing environments.

You will partner with engineering, IT and operations to translate complex needs into scalable technical solutions, drive process design with safety at the core, and support rollout of digital capabilities