Manufacturing Engineering & Industrialization Manager

Rolls-Royce • Indianapolis, IN

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineering & Industrialization Manager works within Engineering & Supplier Quality and leads Manufacturing Engineering delivery across new product introduction and related supplier programs. The role connects program requirements, product design, supplier capability, and manufacturing readiness so industrial risks are identified early and products enter stable production with robust processes, capacity, and controls.

Working with Supply Chain Strategy & Innovation, Aerospace Procurement, Programs, Engineering, Quality, and suppliers, the role coordinates Manufacturing Engineering activity across multiple projects and interfaces. It influences design for manufacturability and cost, assesses industrial readiness, and provides the Manufacturing Engineering readiness recommendation through relevant technical governance. Program owners remain accountable for overall program outcomes.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Engineering, Science, or Technology and 7+ years of Manufacturing Engineering for Quality experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 5+ years; or a master's degree in one of these fields and 3+ years; or a JD/PhD; or 9+ years of Manufacturing Engineering for Quality experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and influencing skills, with the ability to lead across multiple programs and organizational boundaries.

Nice To Haves

• Significant Manufacturing Engineering experience in a complex engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrable experience in new product introduction, supplier industrialization, and manufacturing readiness.
• Practical knowledge of methods such as DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP, and PPAP.
• Strong supplier-facing capability, including assessment of manufacturing capability and industrial risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead Manufacturing Engineering delivery for new product introduction, planning priorities, resources, and evidence against program milestones.
• Influence product and process design to address manufacturability, quality, cost, and industrial requirements early.
• Integrate technical delivery across programs and suppliers by establishing clear ownership and interfaces across Engineering, Quality, and Procurement.
• Govern manufacturing and industrialization risk by providing status, recommendations, escalation, and recovery actions.
• Assess capability, capacity, process control, quality planning, and production readiness, and provide the Manufacturing Engineering readiness recommendation through relevant technical governance.
• Apply Design for Manufacture, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Advanced Product Quality Planning, and Production Part Approval Process methods.
• Capture and deploy learning to improve consistency, supplier readiness, and future program execution.

Benefits

• Base pay and 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 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: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree