Manufacturing Engineer - External Supply Chain

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Derby is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Aerospace Procurement to join our onsite team. You will lead supplier industrialisation, APQP/PPAP processes, and cross‑category oversight, leveraging Net Inspect and Power BI to drive readiness and reporting.

The role demands strong supplier engagement, a focus on cost reduction, and the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders across complex supply chains.

Qualifications

• Requires engineering or related discipline with significant manufacturing engineering experience in a complex environment.
• Strong supplier-facing or procurement manufacturing engineering background with track record of resolving manufacturing and cost challenges.
• Demonstrable experience of supplier industrialisation, manufacturing readiness, including APQP/PPAP and supplier capability assessments.
• Excellent analytical skills with experience using manufacturing engineering tools for industrialisation, problem solving and cost reduction.

Responsibilities

• Industrialisation: manage supplier industrialisation plans and cross-category oversight; develop enterprise knowledge, skills and reporting tooling.
• Collaboration: engage internal and external networks across Procurement, Quality, Design, Project Engineering and suppliers.
• Product Cost: support and drive technical product cost reduction activities; coordinate ideas and resources to meet targets.
• Technology: support existing and future technology programmes; act as a point of contact for troubleshooting within Procurement.
• Technical: identify and resolve technical barriers to industrialisation through interventions.
• Strategy: identify opportunities to deliver business targets through existing strategies and new opportunities.

Skills

APQP/PPAP experience

Supplier engagement

Industrialisation

Analytical skills

Cost reduction

Influencing stakeholders

Communication & presentation

Teamwork

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Net Inspect

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer – Aerospace Procurement

Derby

Onsite

SNBG 7 - 10

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.

An exciting opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to join the team in Derby as part of our Aerospace Procurement Business at Rolls Royce.

Our Procurement Manufacturing Engineering teams support everything the business does in the global supplier enterprise covering the Civil, Business Aviation and Defence sectors. There has never been a more exciting time to be part of Procurement within Rolls-Royce as our recent transformation programme has positioned the function as a critical Business Capability, trusted to deliver against our ambitious performance and financial targets. Rolls-Royce is also embracing the future of procurement by developing a digitally enabled and literate organisation, alongside a focus on embedding sustainability into the way we operate both internally and across our supply chain.

What you will be doing:

• Industrialisation: Managing supplier industrialisation plans and cross-category oversight in accordance with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), including development of the enterprise knowledge, skills, use of toolset (Net Inspect and Power BI) and compliance reporting. Providing Manufacturing Engineering expertise to assess supplier capability, manufacturing readiness and industrialisation risk.
• Collaboration: Proactively accessing internal and external networks of technical communities and functional teams including Procurement, Quality, Design, Project Engineering and suppliers, to ensure fulfilment and realisation of industrialisation and cost programmes.
• Product Cost: Proactively supporting and driving technical product cost reduction activities to ensure Category and Aerospace Procurement aligned targets are met, including the engagement of key communities to support idea generation, programme execution, resourcing, funding and reporting.
• Technology: Provide support to ensure the success of existing and future technology programmes within Procurement. Act as a key point of contact for internal category teams, assisting with troubleshooting and resolving technical challenges as they arise.
• Technical: Ensuring technical barriers to industrialisation are identified, clearly communicated and supporting the direct resolution of issues through technical interventions.
• Strategy: Supporting, identifying and developing opportunities to deliver key business targets through existing strategies, e.g. Zero Defects quality programme, and support/development of new opportunities.

Position qualifications:

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 and for this role we are looking for someone with:

• An engineering or other relevant discipline degree/HND/HNC and significant experience working in a Manufacturing Engineering role within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong supply chain, supplier-facing or Procurement Manufacturing Engineering experience, with demonstrable experience of working directly with suppliers to resolve manufacturing, industrialisation, quality and/or cost challenges.
• Demonstrable experience of supplier industrialisation and manufacturing readiness, ideally including APQP, PPAP and supplier capability assessment.
• Strong analytical skills and a proven record of using Manufacturing Engineering tools and techniques associated with industrialisation, technical problem solving and cost reduction.
• Experience of working across complex supply chains and influencing suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver technical, quality, cost and delivery outcomes would be highly advantageous.
• Excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills and feel comfortable presenting to varied audiences.
• You will be an enthusiastic candidate with a flexible attitude to work and a keen interest in learning and sharing knowledge.
• Good team working skills and ability to influence are essential.

Regional Benefits:

• Work in a safety-first environment were doing the right thing and keeping it simple are core principles.
• Join a culture that values making a real difference through your work.
• Develop your career as a mid-career professional blending technical expertise with strong personal qualities.
• Thrive in a role that encourages integrity, accountability, resilience, and curiosity.
• Collaborate and build relationships in a team-focused environment while also working independently.
• Take initiative, lead, and make smart decisions with confidence and support.
• Grow through continuous learning, openness to improvement, and exposure to challenging opportunities.

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:SNBG 7 - 10

For further information please contact:Lizzie Moore - [e-mail]

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

12 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

25 Oct 2026