Procurement Manufacturing Engineer - Quality & Cost Leader

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Procurement in Derby. You will own quality and technical packages, manage design changes, and collaborate across supplier networks to deliver first-time-right production. The role emphasizes cost reduction, industrialisation, and adherence to APQP/PPAP processes.

You will engage with internal and external stakeholders, driving continuous improvement while supporting Zero Defects initiatives and strategic manufacturing goals.

Qualifications

• An engineering or other relevant discipline degree/HND/HNC and previous experience working in a manufacturing engineering role.
• Excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills and feel comfortable presenting to varied audiences.
• Good team working skills and ability to influence are essential.

Responsibilities

• Quality: Retrospective support on quality issues with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring requirements are met and disruption is minimized.
• Technical Package: Owning activity relating to the technical packages, managing drawings and design changes, approving First Article Inspection Reports, assessing obsolescence, and ensuring ongoing process compliance.
• Product Cost: Supporting and driving technical product cost reduction activities to meet targets.
• Strategy: Identifying and developing opportunities to deliver key business targets through existing strategies (e.g., Zero Defects).
• Industrialisation: Managing industrialisation plans and cross-category oversight per APQP and PPAP, developing enterprise knowledge, skills, and compliance reporting.

Skills

Engineering degree

Communication

Presentation skills

Teamwork

Education

Engineering degree/HND/HNC

Job description

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Procurement in Derby. You will own quality and technical packages, manage design changes, and collaborate across supplier networks to deliver first-time-right production. The role emphasizes cost reduction, industrialisation, and adherence to APQP/PPAP processes.

You will engage with internal and external stakeholders, driving continuous improvement while supporting Zero Defects initiatives and strategic manufacturing goals.