Chief of Manufacturing Engineering – Castings

Rolls-Royce•Indianapolis, IN

7d•$156,274 - $253,946•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 conforming 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, the Chief governs technical decisions, production readiness, capability, and recovery, and ensures expertise is deployed where business or product outcomes are at risk.

Requirements

Associate degree in Engineering, Science, or Technology and 10 or more years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Materials experience; or
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Technology and 8 or more years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Materials experience; or
Master's degree in Engineering, Science, or Technology and 6 or more years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Materials experience; or
JD or PhD; or
12 or more years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Materials experience in lieu of a degree.
Must be a U.S. citizen.

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 technical recommendations 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 by 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.