Project Engineer – R&T Demonstrators

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Generous annual leave

Retirement savings plan

Group life assurance

Income protection

Employee share plan

Digital GP service

EAP & wellbeing

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc in Derby invites a Project Engineer to join our Development Engineering group within Research & Technology Demonstrators. You will turn engineering objectives into executable plans, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and owning scope, resources, cost and delivery.

You will plan, integrate and deliver engineering activities, define objectives and milestones, manage budgets and ensure progress against the plan while communicating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering, technical, or product-development environment.
• Ability to translate engineering challenges into practical plans and activities.
• Strong coordination skills with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to work across technical disciplines and organisational boundaries.
• Ability to manage risks, issues, dependencies and competing priorities.
• Ability to take ownership of budgets and relate scope to resources and delivery.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, integrate and deliver engineering activities with specialists and stakeholders.
• Define objectives, scope, deliverables and success criteria with project teams.
• Develop and maintain integrated plans covering activities, dependencies and milestones.
• Identify required skills and resources, including internal FTE and external/offload needs.
• Develop, understand and control budgets ensuring alignment with the delivery plan.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver project objectives.
• Support development, test and verification activities.
• Coordinate demonstrator hardware, rigs, instrumentation and test where relevant.
• Identify risks, issues and dependencies and drive appropriate actions.
• Communicate progress, risks and financial position to stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering coordination

Stakeholder management

Plan development

Budget management

Cross-disciplinary work

Job description

Job Description

Project Engineer - R&T Demonstrators Derby 37 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our Development Engineering organisation, working within Research & Technology (R&T) Demonstrators.

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.

Our Project Engineers work at the heart of complex development programmes, turning engineering objectives into clear, executable plans and bringing together the people, resources, information and activities needed to deliver them successfully.

The role will provide the opportunity to support challenging demonstrator programmes, working across engineering and organisational boundaries and taking responsibility for the successful delivery of defined packages of work.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex engineering challenges, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and taking real ownership for scope, resources, cost and delivery.

What you will be doing

As a Project Engineer, you will work with specialists and stakeholders from across the business to plan, integrate and deliver engineering activities. Depending on your assignment, you may:

• Work with engineering and programme teams to define objectives, scope, deliverables and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain integrated plans covering engineering activities, dependencies and key milestones.
• Identify the skills and resources required to deliver your package of work, including internal FTE and external/offload requirements.
• Develop, understand and control the budget for your area of responsibility, ensuring resources and expenditure remain aligned with the delivery plan.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and bring together the expertise needed to deliver project objectives.
• Support the planning and delivery of development, test and verification activities.
• Coordinate engineering activities associated with demonstrator hardware, rigs, instrumentation, measurement and test where relevant.
• Understand progress against the plan, identifying emerging risks, issues and dependencies and driving appropriate actions.
• Ensure actions and deliverables have clear ownership and are followed through to completion.
• Bring together the engineering information and evidence required to support technical decisions and programme milestones.
• Support funding reviews with partner agencies, providing the plans, progress, resource and cost information required.
• Communicate progress, risks, opportunities, priorities and financial/resource position clearly to stakeholders.
• Work across organisational boundaries to resolve problems and maintain momentum towards project objectives.
• Identify and support improvements in the way engineering projects are planned and delivered.

What we're looking for

We are looking for someone who combines engineering understanding with strong integration, organisation and delivery skills. You should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience working within an engineering, technical or product-development environment.
• The ability to understand engineering challenges and translate them into practical plans and activities.
• Strong coordination skills and an ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders.
• An ability to work across different technical disciplines and organisational boundaries.
• The confidence to ask the right questions, challenge constructively and create clarity when requirements, priorities or responsibilities are uncertain.
• An ability to understand and manage risks, issues, dependencies and competing priorities.
• An ability to understand the resources required to deliver engineering work and turn this into credible resource and cost plans.
• An ability to take ownership of budgets and understand the relationship between scope, resource, cost and delivery.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative approach and a willingness to develop your understanding of new technical areas.

You do not need to be the technical expert in every area you work with.

An important part of Project Engineering is being able to understand the engineering challenge, bring the right people together, determine the resources required and create the structure and momentum needed to deliver successfully.

Regional Benefits

• You are given a choice of flexible benefits from life insurance to gym discounts and tax free cycling.
• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce Group
• Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!
• Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations
• Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes

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.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be SNBG 07-10. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Closing date - 27 October 2026