Job Description

Job Title: Digital Manufacturing Engineer – Digital Operations

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Digital Manufacturing Engineer within the ET&S organisation. The Digital Manufacturing Operations team is a delivery focused group that supports, develops and co-ordinates deployment of digital solutions into manufacturing environments across the group.

Digital Transformation is a key priority across Rolls-Royce and is imperative to our organisations future as we continue our journey as an industrial technology company.

In this role, you would be aligned to our Deployment Team, pioneering the deployment of new technologies and systems into our manufacturing environments and working across functions to imbed improvements into the businesses.

We are looking for candidates that have a strong aptitude for digital and technology, with a genuine interest in advancing our operational performance via digital transformation.

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

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

Deploy Capability - Develop, implement, imbed, maintain and continuously improve digital systems to ensure Rolls-Royce is continuously meeting requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time. Capture, analyze and use data to demonstrate and improve the current and future capability of manufacturing processes.Develop Capability - Work with wider Digital teams and local experts to ensure technical aspects of digital systems are understood and delivered as required. Identify and develop opportunities for new or improved digital systems and technologies to meet current or future requirements to help enable Rolls-Royce to stay competitive.Transformation - Support major transformation and improvement projects with technical expertise. Work with wider organization to promote and embed the appropriate standardisation of best practise across the business. Identify, document, and share best practice, including by participation in relevant Communities of PracticeProduct Safety - Ensure that all digital solutions are in compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards and any associated Product Safety standards.Quality - Operate a culture of zero defects within the organization. Must be able to work with all functions to reduce risk and drive product Right First Time. Ensure compliance to all relevant company, legislative and technical policies and standards including RRMS/ARIS, and Export Control and Intellectual Property requirements.

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 Requirements:

Associate’s degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Applied Sciences with 4+ years of Manufacturing experience, ORBachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Applied Sciences with 2+ years of Manufacturing or Engineering experience, ORMaster’s degree Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Applied Sciences, ORPh/D or JD6+ years experience in Manufacturing Engineering or Manufacturing Systems Engineering, in lieu of degreeIn order to be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

Knowledge and experience using standard manufacturing enterprise tools such as, manufacturing execution systems (MES), product lifecycle management systems (PLM), enterprise resource planning (ERP)History of using and successfully deploying digital tools to a manufacturing environment (SPC, IIOT, DNC, CAD, CAM, SCADA). Evidence of ability to influence and communicate change.Familiarity with business intelligence platforms and experience developing visualization and reports using complex data setsStrong technical understanding of Manufacturing Engineering tools and processes with evidence of using them in practiceExperience in writing technical documentation and governing project risks, communication, change management and milestones. Be able to execute multiple workstreams and effectively manage stakeholders.Experience working on a cross-functional manufacturing industrialization program

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.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Closing date:  August 8, 2025

Job CategoryManufacturing Engineering
Job Posting Date25 Jul 2025; 00:07
Pay Range$90,985 - $136,477-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.