MRB Team Lead

Rolls-Royce•Indianapolis, IN

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an MRB Team Lead, you will function as a Deputy to the MRB Design Tech Lead focusing on the planning, tracking, and closure of key build non-conformance tickets in the system. You will be responsible for the tracking, resourcing, and closure of both individual concessions and major projects (like PPRs, major supply disruptions, etc.) across both internal and external supply chain as a part of the MRB/Production Improvement Engineering (PIE) team. The leader will manage and monitor the portion of the team that is outsourced to external vendors along with the temporary and rotational engineers (typically 14+ persons total). You will provide design & project engineering support for production parts made by the internal plants and from vendors over a variety of Supply Chain Units (SCUs), resulting in a tangible impact on engine and spares delivery. The team’s primary location is co-located with operations at the Excellence Building; there you will have the opportunity to see hardware and interface with the manufacturing and assembly teams. The team has embraced hybrid working and there are opportunities to work from other Indianapolis sites and remotely.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 5+ years of experience OR Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience OR JD/Ph.D.
Must be a U.S. Citizen to be eligible for consideration

Nice To Haves

Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering degree preferred
Familiarity with the Rolls-Royce Indianapolis MRB Web App and general MRB processes
Familiarity with Rolls-Royce Indianapolis Manufacturing and Quality processes
Possesses strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a high pressure and fast paced environment
Experience as a Project or Validation & Verification Engineer on production and/or development programs
Experience leading cross-functional teams through complex engineering challenges.
Ability to make sound decisions with limited information
Project Management experience in planning, controlling budgets and driving to schedules.
Engineering and technical competence, sufficient to enable decision making commensurate with size of package
Experience applying Systems approach or equivalent (Robust Design lead, Black belt, etc.)
Experience in leading an Engineering team

Responsibilities

Track, resource, and drive to closure a variety of concessions at various states of the MRB process to ensure resolution in a timely manner
Manage and coordinate the 14+ person outsource team, rotational engineers, and on-loan engineers including metrics
Coordinate between PIE, Engine Program Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality organizations to prioritize “slow-moving work-in-progress” items and ensure focus on delivery is maintained
Proactively working with Supply Chain/Purchasing to ensure external suppliers address non-conformances in a timely and accurate manner
Identify system bottlenecks and proactively seek resolution before impacting engine build lines
Develop, monitor, and maintain all team KPIs and develop additional metrics based on customer requests
Serve as lead for all major engineering support issues like PPRs, on-going major build stops, and overarching major projects
Interface with Engine Program Engineering to ensure impact to our external customers is appropriately minimized by prioritizing manufacturing improvements as required
Track, resources, and coordinates Tool Layout (TLO) activities as requested
Identify and lead improvement projects to help factories flow

Benefits

base pay
discretionary bonus plan
health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
a flexible spending account
a health savings account
a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off
certain paid holidays
paid parental and family care leave
tuition reimbursement
a long-term incentive plan