Job Description

Materials Engineer

Full time

Derby

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

What you will be doing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Material Engineer to join the Materials External Laboratory and Special Process team within Rolls-Royce.

In this role you will join the Materials Engineering department working across civil and defence aerospace products, focussed on external supply chain materials engineering support. You will join a dynamic team and work in an environment that will allow you growth in developing breadth and depth in forging, casting, raw materials production, and special processes.

The role has significant global interactions working closely with the Procurement functions across multiple commodity groups. You will collaborate with colleagues from other materials capabilities as well as Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Purchasing and Quality. The team interfaces with the external supply chain as well as various external industry bodies.

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.

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.

Responsibilities

In this role you will be a Rolls-Royce Technical Authority for the external supply chain with a primary focus on one or more of the following: metallic materials production, forging and/or casting; with occasional secondary support to special processes such as welding, non-conventional machining, and heat treatment. As part of this you will also:

Review and approve technical documentation such as methods of manufactures, data cards, FAIRs, MVAs, and Condition of Supply drawings.
Conduct supply chain surveillance audits across the global supply chain network in support of the annual risk assessment to reduce supply chain risk.
Interface with other Materials capabilities and other functions on projects and improvements across the lifecycle from new materials development and, new part introduction to in-service safety and lifecycle responses.
Collaborate with Procurement and Manufacturing Engineering on zero defects, quality and cost reduction activities within the external supply chain. To actively promote, encourage and support the identification and implementation of continuous improvement both within and outside their immediate sphere and prompt action across the wider team.
Support introduction of digital technologies and solutions to support lean improvements within team and wider supply chain interfaces.
Resolve problems through evaluative judgements. Analyses information from multiple sources, interprets results and identifies effective solutions by applying their own technical knowledge, expertise and engineering judgement.

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.

Bachelor's degree, Master's or PhD in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical capability based on practical knowledge and experience.
Technical experience in materials engineering and or manufacturing processes with Aerospace experience preferred.
An ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking to a range of technical problems.
Knowledge and experience of product integrity / liability and certification frameworks.
Membership in a relevant professional body appropriate to the region. In the UK - attained / working towards Chartered status is preferred.

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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

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

Closing date : 2nd September 2025

Job Category

Engineering Materials