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    Join Rolls-Royce as the Chief of Manufacturing Engineering – Castings in Indianapolis, IN. In this full-time, hybrid role requiring 3 days in the office, you will serve as the technical authority for casting processes and suppliers across the external supply chain. The annual salary ranges from $156,274 to $253,946, and applicants must be U.S. citizens.

    Requirements

    • Associate degree with 10+ years, Bachelor's with 8+ years, Master's with 6+ years of experience in Engineering, Science, or Technology (in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, or Materials), JD/PhD, or 12+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
    • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
    • Preferred: Extensive Manufacturing Engineering leadership in complex external-supply environments with deep knowledge of casting processes.

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Casting Process Expertise: Govern casting manufacturing changes and set process requirements to ensure product conformance and integrity.
    • Production Readiness: Provide technical recommendations and chair control authorities to confirm supplier capability and readiness.
    • Technical Leadership: Lead Manufacturing Engineering managers and commodity leads, developing engineering talent and succession.
    • Operational Support & Recovery: Deploy expertise to resolve complex process, quality, or rate constraints across casting suppliers.
    • Potential transition routes: People from Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager or Director of Quality roles may bring strong supply chain leadership and process governance skills, alongside meeting the required engineering experience standards.

    Job description

    Job Description

    Job Title: Chief of Manufacturing Engineering – Castings

    Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 office days a week)

    Working Location: Indianapolis, IN

    Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

    Why Rolls-Royce?

    At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

    By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to create world-class power and propulsion solutions, pushing your problem-solving and ingenuity, to deliver real impact that puts safety first.

    You’ll be given responsibility and the opportunity to grow in our high-performance culture. This is Infinite Potential. And it’s your chance to really shine and contribute to one of the world’s most recognized brands and a beacon for engineering excellence.

    Position Summary:

    The Chief of Manufacturing Engineering – Castings works within Engineering & Supplier Quality and is deployed to Aerospace Procurement, working with the Raw Materials category. The role is the Manufacturing Engineering technical authority for casting processes and suppliers across the external supply chain, assuring that methods of manufacture can produce product that conforms to design intent and consistently meet safety, quality, cost, delivery, rate and lead-time requirements throughout the product lifecycle. The role sets Manufacturing Engineering direction for the category and leads Manufacturing Engineering Managers or Manufacturing Engineering Commodity Leads, who lead Manufacturing Engineers. Working across Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Programs, suppliers and technology partners, it governs technical decisions, production readiness, capability and recovery and ensures expertise is deployed where business or product outcomes are at risk.

    What you will be doing:

    • Governs casting manufacturing change — specifying Manufacturing Engineering and process requirements, making technical decisions and chairing the relevant control authorities within agreed authority.
    • Assures product and process integrity — ensuring casting methods comply with health, safety, environmental, product-safety, quality and regulatory standards.
    • Provides the technical recommendation for manufacturing readiness — confirming whether new or changed supplier capability, processes and controls can meet product and business requirements.
    • Leads casting industrial strategy and improvement — integrating manufacturing technology, digital manufacturing, product introduction and category supply-chain priorities.
    • Assures Manufacturing Engineering delivery — integrating the workload, capacity and budget position with priorities, risks and escalation across casting suppliers and programs.
    • Leads technical recovery and operational support — deploying expertise to resolve complex process, capability, quality or rate constraints and restore sustainable performance.
    • Builds strategic technical relationships — working with casting suppliers, technology partners, Manufacturing Engineering Commodity Leads and process owners to improve capability, deploy best practice and reduce variation.
    • Leads the casting Manufacturing Engineering community — developing leaders and engineering talent, building succession and strengthening collaboration and knowledge sharing.

    Basic Requirements:

    • Associate degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 10+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience, OR
    • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 8+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience, OR
    • Master’s degree in Engineering, Science or Technology with 6+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience, OR
    • JD/PhD, OR
    • 12+ years of Manufacturing Engineering, Quality or Materials experience in lieu of a degree
    • In order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

    Preferred Requirements:

    • Extensive Manufacturing Engineering leadership in complex external-supply environments, with deep knowledge of casting processes and industrial capability.

    • A strong record of providing technical authority across process design, production readiness, process capability, quality improvement and manufacturing change.

    • Experience leading Manufacturing Engineering managers, commodity leads and professional engineering communities, including capability and succession development.

    • Strong technical judgement, stakeholder leadership and problem-solving capability, with the authority to balance safety, quality, cost, delivery, rate and lead time.

    Our vision is to ensure that the quality and dynamism that shaped our history continues into our future. It’s a bold pursuit, and we never stop striving to go further, faster, and better. We lead progress, creating the technologies that move us forward. If you’re driven to grow, to learn, and to make a lasting difference, this is where you belong.

    Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing a respectful and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued and everyone can thrive.

    Infinite Potential

    Closing date: November 10, 2026

    Job Category

    Manufacturing Engineering

    Job Posting Date

    03 Nov 2026; 00:11

    Pay Range

    Pay ranges for remote employees are based on the state where the employee resides and may vary from the posted range.

    $156,274 - $253,946-Annually

    Location:

    Indianapolis, IN

    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.

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    Rolls-Royce

    Chief of Manufacturing Engineering – Castings

    Indianapolis, Indiana
    On-site, Hybrid
    $156,274 - $253,946 / year

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