Digital Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Digital Manufacturing Engineer – Digital Operations

Full time

Derby

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 across the group.

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.

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.

What you will be doing:

The successful candidate will report to the Chief of Digital Manufacturing Operations & be responsible for:

• Deployment of new digital capability and the support of existing through liaison with other Digital teams and directly with operational teams in the business.
• Promote the appropriate standardisation of best practise across the business whilst maintaining synergy with other Rolls-Royce business units and functions (e.g.: Design Engineering).
• Develop a digital mindset in people, establish and maintain CoPs and key user networks for the digital technologies.
• Support major transformation and improvement projects with technical expertise.

Who we're looking for

• Strong technical, digital and systems engineering skills.
• Ability to effectively influence the way others work and the practices they adopt.
• Ability to plan and maintain various work streams each managing stakeholders were appropriate.
• Possess excellent communication skills combined with the enthusiasm and ability to interact easily with people at all levels.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and digital systems.
• Experience of influencing change.
• Experience of training and coaching others.

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.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

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

Manufacturing Engineering

14 Oct 2025; 00:10

15 Oct 2025