Chief of Manufacturing Engineering – Castings

Rolls-Royce • Indianapolis, IN

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief of Manufacturing Engineering – Castings works within Engineering & Supplier Quality and is deployed to Aerospace Procurement, working with the Raw Materials category. This role serves as the Manufacturing Engineering technical authority for casting processes and suppliers across the external supply chain. It assures that manufacturing methods can produce products that conform 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 in turn lead Manufacturing Engineers. Working across Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Programs, suppliers and technology partners, the Chief governs technical decisions, production readiness, capability and recovery, and ensures expertise is deployed when business or product outcomes are at risk.

The position is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a hybrid schedule of three office days per week. Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• One of the following: an associate degree in Engineering, Science or Technology and 10 or more years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience; a bachelor's degree in those fields and 8 or more years of relevant experience; a master's degree in those fields and 6 or more years of relevant experience; a JD or PhD; or 12 or more years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

• 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 judgment, stakeholder leadership and problem-solving capability, with the authority to balance safety, quality, cost, delivery, rate and lead time.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, subject to eligibility.
• Flexible spending account and health savings account, subject to eligibility.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match, subject to eligibility.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Time Off and certain paid holidays.
• Paid parental and family care leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Long-term incentive plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree