Mass Properties Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Mass Properties Engineer

Working Pattern: Full Time

Working location: Bristol/Hybrid

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mass Properties Engineer to join our Defence UK team. This core/deployed engineering role will ensure that existing and new mass properties management methods, processes and toolsets are fit-for-purpose, effectively deployed and consistently utilised to facilitate engineers in meeting programme/value stream requirements.

This will be achieved via a close working relationship with the design and configuration teams along with NPI (New Product Introduction) and Mature Engine technical and program leads, providing clear line of sight to program/value stream capability requirements. This role will support the creation, tracking and implementation of mass properties management for mature and development engines.

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.

Within Defence, Data Management and Configuration is responsible for the identification, creation and change of engine product structures and associated mass property attributes. The team is relied upon to provide leadership on behalf of the capability and the project to enable efficient mass property data management and to ensure data integrity.

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.

You will work in a team of experienced engineers on a variety of topics spanning over all product lifecycle phases, working in a 3D PLM environment.

The work will include regular engagement with external and internal stakeholders on topics like data exchange, process interfaces and supporting digital improvement workstreams. This role offers exceptional professional growth opportunities within a small, dynamic and friendly team working in an agile environment supporting various cross-functional tasks.

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

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• • Simplify and transform how we digitally manage the mass property management of our products, how we capture & manage functional engineering data, and how we develop & deliver our applications to end users.
  • Create mass property management tracking that satisfy all business requirements.
  • Prepare and maintain status accounts such as baselines and changes in line with change notice documents.
  • Specify, develop, implement and support tools to manage mass property data.
  • Apply configuration and design data management principles.

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.

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• • Hold a Bachelor's degree, equivalent qualification or relevant working experience
  • Technical knowledge in mass properties management with understanding of cross-discipline engineering
  • Show the ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on technical problems and make balanced quality decisions across technical and business parameters
  • Possess good communication skills and can interact with colleagues in a clear and concise manner
  • Have good stakeholder influencing skills with a focus on quality and data integrity

To work for Rolls-Royce you will need to be able to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don't currently have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, for some roles you must hold a UK nationality.

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

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Mechanical Systems

Posting Date

20 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

02 Nov 2026