Chief of Manufacturing Engineering - Castings

rollsroyce; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis is seeking a Chief of Manufacturing Engineering - Castings to lead the external supply chain casting capability, directing manufacturing engineering and ensuring safety, quality and delivery targets across the lifecycle.

The role partners with Procurement, Engineering and suppliers to drive readiness, capability and continuous improvement, while developing leadership across the casting engineering community.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 10+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 8+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 6+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience.
• JD/PhD in a related field is acceptable.
• 12+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Govern casting manufacturing change by specifying Manufacturing Engineering and process requirements and chairing control authorities.
• Assure product and process integrity by ensuring casting methods comply with health, safety, environmental, product-safety, quality and regulatory standards.
• Provide technical recommendations for manufacturing readiness for new or changed supplier capability, processes and controls.
• Lead casting industrial strategy and improvement, integrating manufacturing technology, digital manufacturing and category supply-chain priorities.
• Ensure Manufacturing Engineering delivery by aligning workload, capacity and budget with priorities and risks across casting suppliers and programs.
• Lead technical recovery and operational support to resolve complex process, capability, quality or rate constraints and restore performance.
• Build strategic technical relationships with casting suppliers and partners to improve capability and reduce variation.
• Lead the casting Manufacturing Engineering community and develop leaders and talent.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Quality Assurance

Materials Science

Education

Associate degree in Engineering, Science or Technology

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or Technology

Master's degree in Engineering, Science or Technology

JD/PhD

12+ years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Casting process knowledge

Job description

Job Title: Chief of Manufacturing Engineering - Castings

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 office days a week)

Working Location: Indianapolis, IN

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Why 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 create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

You'll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential . And it's your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world's most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

Position Summary:

The Chief of Manufacturing Engineering - Castings works within Engineering & Supplier Quality and is deployed to Aerospace Procurement, working with the Raw Materials category. The role is the Manufacturing Engineering technical authority for casting processes and suppliers across the external supply chain, assuring that methods of manufacture can produce product that conforms to design intent and consistently meet safety, quality, cost, delivery, rate and lead-time requirements throughout the product lifecycle. The role sets Manufacturing Engineering direction for the category and leads Manufacturing Engineering Managers or Manufacturing Engineering Commodity Leads, who lead Manufacturing Engineers. Working across Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Programs, suppliers and technology partners, it governs technical decisions, production readiness, capability and recovery and ensures expertise is deployed where business or product outcomes are at risk.

What you will be doing:

• Govern casting manufacturing change - specifying Manufacturing Engineering and process requirements, making technical decisions and chairing the relevant control authorities within agreed authority.
• Assures product and process integrity - ensuring casting methods comply with health, safety, environmental, product-safety, quality and regulatory standards.
• Provides the technical recommendation for manufacturing readiness - confirming whether new or changed supplier capability, processes and controls can meet product and business requirements.
• Leads casting industrial strategy and improvement - integrating manufacturing technology, digital manufacturing, product introduction and category supply-chain priorities.
• Assures Manufacturing Engineering delivery - integrating the workload, capacity and budget position with priorities, risks and escalation across casting suppliers and programs.
• Leads technical recovery and operational support - deploying expertise to resolve complex process, capability, quality or rate constraints and restore sustainable performance.
• Builds strategic technical relationships - working with casting suppliers, technology partners, Manufacturing Engineering Commodity Leads and process owners to improve capability, deploy best practice and reduce variation.
• Leads the casting Manufacturing Engineering community - developing leaders and engineering talent, building succession and strengthening collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 10+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience, OR
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 8+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience, OR
• Master's degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 6+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience, OR
• JD/PhD, OR
• 12+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience in lieu of a degree

In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Extensive Manufacturing Engineering leadership in complex external-supply environments, with deep knowledge of casting processes and industrial capability.
• A strong record of providing technical authority across process design, production readiness, process capability, quality improvement and manufacturing change.
• Experience leading Manufacturing Engineering managers, commodity leads and professional engineering communities, including capability and succession development.
• Strong technical judgement, stakeholder leadership and problem-solving capability, with the authority to balance safety, quality, cost, delivery, rate and lead time.

Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It's a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you're driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

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