Manufacturing Engineering Program Manager

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineering Program Manager

Working Pattern: Full Time

Working location: Indianapolis, IN/Hybrid - 3 Office Days/Week

We have a great opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer Program Manager to provide program management and technical support to Advanced Development programs and operations by planning and executing Manufacturing, Assembly, and Test (MA&T) activities that meet requirements for safety, quality, cost, and delivery. This role will manage estimates in support of RFI and RFP responses, as well as program management and technical support of early development programs, tech demos, and LRIP production across multiple product opportunities.

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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing

• Control Account Manager (CAM) for MA&T activities including schedule, resources and costs, gaining buy-off and communicating status to relevant stakeholders.
• Develop MA&T solutions for Advanced Development programs. This will encompass a wide range of activities including, but not limited to, tool design, assembly and disassembly instructions, long and near-term planning horizons and cost structures for internal and external spend.
• Use program management tools to resolve and escalate issues as required, within the agreed risk framework, and capturing lessons learned.
• Ensure that manufacturing processes can achieve and sustaining the design intent, and that processes are followed so that our products and those of our suppliers conform to their specification. Rigorously raise, investigate and resolve safety related issues.
• Collaborate with Operations based MEs and strategy team members to ensure alignment with manufacturing and assembly competencies to support NPI products working jointly to develop capability where needed. Capture, analyze and use data to demonstrate and improve the current and future capability of manufacturing processes.
• Drive a culture of zero defects. Works with all functions to reduce risk and drive product Right First Time. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards.

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate's degree and 7+ years' experience in manufacturing engineering or program management, or
• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years' experience in manufacturing engineering or program management
• Master's degree and 3+ years' experience in manufacturing engineering or program management
• To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineering and program management experience
• General understanding of manufacturing processes and products
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) or development programs
• Strong communication skills including; Active Listening ability, Ability to articulate in a clear and concise manner and present information to convey project progress, challenges, and solutions to others.
• Leadership ability to inspire and motivate teams and address and resolve conflicts constructively to maintain a positive and productive team environment
• Problem-Solving ability: Analytical and critical thinkability, and creativity to develop innovative solutions to challenges and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Teamwork: Collaborative and building trust

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.

Relocation assistance is not currently available for this position.

Global Grade/Level: Level C

Closing date: June 16, 2025

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including 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; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.