Job Description

Manufacturing Laboratory Technologist 

Full time  

Washington 

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Laboratory Technologist to join the NDT team within Civil Aerospace Critical Part Manufacture function, based in Washington. 

As a Manufacturing Laboratory Technologist, you will control, develop and maintain special processes required to support production of components and ensure the engineering specifications are satisfied for new part introduction and ongoing manufacture. 

 

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. 

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. 

 

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: 

Interpret design and engineering requirements and ensuring shop applications remain in compliance. 

Approve process data cards/procedures, process or stage drawings and Methods of Manufacture both for domestically manufactured parts and for parts manufactured in the external supply network. 

Maintain operator training and qualification requirements for specific Special Processes including identification of changes to specification requirements that require subsequent operator training. 

Assess and sentence production hardware to defined criteria. 

Lead mixed teams to advance specific processes and/or resolve manufacturing problems. 

Act as a member of a Product Control Authority (PCA) for one of the onsite plants and/or the External supply Chain to approve method of manufacture changes on classified parts. 

Support the selection, justification, acquisition and commissioning of new processing equipment. 

 

Who we are 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: 

Experience with special processes such as; chemical processing, shot peening, spray / electroplated coatings, and the inspection thereof. 

Experience of process ownership, continuous improvement, and lean initiatives. 

Experience with robotic systems, such as FANUC, is desirable. 

Qualified to a degree level/equivalent in Materials Science, Metallurgy or an appropriate Engineering discipline. 

Working towards or have already achieved Chartered Engineer status (UK) or other national equivalent desirable. 

Good written and verbal communication skills. 

Data-driven approach to problem solving. 

 

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. 

  

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. 

  

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce 

 

Closing Date: Thursday 21th November 2024. 

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

07 Nov 2024; 00:11

Posting End Date

21 Nov 2024