Manufacturing Engineer – Factory Design & Equipment

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer - Factory Design & Equipment

Full time

Bristol

This position is being advertised to form a pipeline of candidates for current and future positions within defence, therefore applicants should not expect feedback immediately. However, we will endeavour to review your CV in a timely manner.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

As a Manufacturing Engineer - Factory Design & Equipment, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and delivering factory solutions that are both operationally ready and financially viable.

We'll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It's a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we're all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing
Designing and developing production areas and manufacturing cells.Identifying factory and cell requirements and creating concepts for review and implementation.Collaborating with process specialists and cross-functional teams to ensure safe, efficient, and effective workspaces.Specifying manufacturing equipment, estimating costs, and planning infrastructure and maintenance.
Who we're looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
Proven experience in designing, optimising, and validating manufacturing and operations workspaces.Strong knowledge of production planning, value streams, human factors, and risk assessment in manufacturing environments.Demonstrated experience in specifying, acquiring, installing, and maintaining manufacturing equipment, including full project lifecycle management (technical delivery, schedule, cost, and risk).Skilled in managing technical requirements, including elicitation, documentation, validation, and change control.Effective communicator across business functions and with leadership, capable of conveying technical decisions, risks, and project status.Proficient in 3D modelling tools within PLM environments (e.g. Siemens NX/Line Designer, Process Simulate: Human, Autodesk).Knowledge of value stream optimisation using analytical tools, including Discrete Event Simulation (experience with Siemens Plant Simulation is advantageous).
We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

05 Aug 2025; 00:08

Posting End Date

25 Aug 2025PandoLogic. Keywords: Manufacturing Engineer, Location: Bristol, ENG - BS2 9NX