Producibility Engineer (Component Design Engineer) – Controls Lifecycle Engineering

Overview

In this role you drive producible design solutions for component and complex unit assemblies in Rolls-Royce’s Engineering Delivery Team. You’ll ensure on-time, high-quality designs that meet system and sub-system requirements, collaborating with manufacturing and project stakeholders. You’ll leverage automated tools and lean methods to achieve zero defects and lifecycle profitability across OE and MRO operations. The position sits at the intersection of design, manufacturing capability, and systems engineering to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Your Shares: Matched
• Digital GP
• Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes

Responsibilities

• Deliver design solutions for components and complex assemblies with emphasis on safety, manufacturability, robustness, cost, weight and maintainability
• Define design definitions for manufacturing, customers, airframers and partners according to requirements
• Create and leverage automated toolsets and workflows to enable repeatable designs aligned with house style and MBD
• Eliminate non-conformance and pursue Zero Defects through process capability and lean principles
• Apply Robust Design, Systems Engineering, xFMEA and Design in Context to ensure right-first-time outcomes
• Conduct quality assurance checks against RRMS requirements and maintain data integrity
• Perform dimensioning analyses using formulas or automated workflows to support design decisions
• Produce technical documents compliant with policy, knowledge management, and data rules
• Support through-life supply chain design and lifecycle profitability via non-conformance management and repair instructions
• Plan and manage external design work with design service providers for complete devices and approvals
• Oversee sub-system integration using Systems Engineering and Robust Design tools to meet requirements

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering or regional equivalent or equivalent experience
• Strong mechanical design knowledge and cross-discipline understanding (manufacturing, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, thermal and mechanical analysis, cost engineering, product definition)
• Analytical and innovative thinking with balanced decision-making across technical and business factors
• Knowledge of product integrity/liability and certification frameworks
• Membership of a relevant professional body; UK Chartered status preferred
• Good communication and presentation skills

• Good communication
• Presentation skills
• Analytical thinking
• Mechanical design methodologies
• Robust Design and Systems Engineering
• xFMEA and Design in Context

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