Job Description Component Design Engineer Full-time Derby/Hybrid (2 days on-site) What you will be doing An Exciting opportunity has arisen for a Component Design Engineer under the Global Mechanical Systems Capability function, based in Derby. You will be joining a leading design team with an aspiration to gain an accelerated learning opportunity in Technical and Functional Leadership. This replacement position has come about from promotion of current staff to more senior positions within the organisation. The same experience and journey in APQP/xFMEA and pioneering these future Design rules, tools and methods utilising Robust Design & Systems Engineering is an opportunity either for a current SG9/10 or a developing SG7-10 as successful candidates. Responsibilities In this role you will deliver design solutions for component(s), complex assemblies and whole engines in consideration of safety, manufacturing capability, product physical and functional robustness. Design solutions also should address Unit Cost, Lifecycle Cost, Weight, Maintainability, Repair. Create and use automated and integrated tool sets. When repeat design is anticipated, create automated work flows to enable the design of the component utilising house style, standard features, and standard assessments to define the optimum design as part of automated MBD, manufacture and measurement definitions. Elimination of Non-Conformance/Zero Defects/Delivery of Producibility within a Manufacturing Environment. This will be through analysing customer and programme requirements, incorporation of manufacturing and measurement process capability into the design solution rationale (DCM) and associated manufacturing definition. Establish and adoption of lean principles like standardisation/house style to achieve deterministic solutions and producible components in a repeatable fashion. Improvements to design methods, rules and tools to achieve robustness. Application of Robust Design, Systems Engineering, (xFMEA) and APQP to ensure right first time can be achieved. Quality Assurance through checking of design documents, models, drawings in accordance with RRMS technical requirements and proactive Zero Defects approaches. For higher graded staff, coaching, approvals and team leading/technical leading more junior team members and support PDRs, Promotional boarding and leadership development. Why Rolls-Royce? The Core Structures & Casings team are one of the few component commodities to interface with the owners of all the IP & HP Compressors, Combustion, IP, HP & LP Turbine system along with the HP/IP structural system being the core compliment of the engine hardware covering in excess of 340 components approx. 25 components per engine. Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference. We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. 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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working. Who we’re looking for Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role we are looking for someone with: Bachelor's degree or higher with experience with mechanical design content - where the candidate does not hold a degree, relevant experience will be accepted. Previous experience with generic design processes as well as component specific design guidance and design methods and practices, preference with FMEA and APQP knowledge Appreciation of gas turbine operation and System/Component Design concepts are advantageous. Strong communication and interpersonal skills that will allow you to integrate with all people throughout the organisation, at all levels, to ensure the effective resolution of design issues. An appreciation and interest for learning and continuous improvement Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business. Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Staff Grade 7-10. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 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. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. Learn more about our Global Inclusion Strategy Grade: SNBG 7 – 10 Closing Date: 31 January 2025 For further information please contact: Deivydas Sakys Job Category Mechanical Systems Posting Date 17 Jan 2025; 00:01 Posting End Date 16 Jan 2025