Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer/ Manufacturing Engineering - Purchasing

Duration: Permanent

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

Our emerging talent programmes are designed to help you build your career from day one. You'll work on meaningful projects, learn from experienced colleagues and develop the skills to make a real impact. That's Infinite Potential.

Position summary:

Designing world-leading power systems is one thing. Seeing them through to fruition is something else entirely, and that’s where our Manufacturing Engineering team comes in. Join our team and you’ll have a vital role to play in delivering our customer promises and achieving the most rigorous standards. Life in this team is about continually developing processes, acquiring capabilities and exploiting technologies that will keep us at the forefront of global manufacturing. Drawing on your practical mindset and relentlessly inquisitive nature, you’ll help to transform ideas into physical products and our significant order book into profitable reality.

Our Manufacturing Engineer role will prepare you for a career like no other and you can expect to gain an end-to-end knowledge of manufacturing engineering. That knowledge will be gained as you work on live projects for three, multi-month placements within our teams who introduce new products, develop and implement new technology and focus on continuously improving products and processes, either within our manufacturing plants or our external supply chain.

Our goal is to provide experiences that provide a breadth of exposure to the many facets of manufacturing engineering and internal networks from shop floor to management or our external supply chain to help you navigate exciting and purposeful career opportunities. Through coaching, mentoring and training with both our best technical and business leaders, you will develop the necessary technical and behavioral skills to leverage a toolbox of experiences, skills and leadership for success and growth.

More than 18,000 people work in manufacturing worldwide making it the largest function within Rolls-Royce.

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborating with talented professionals in a fast-paced, high-tech environment that emphasizes teamwork
• Taking on real responsibility by introducing major equipment, improving manufacturing systems, or addressing continuity risks
• Supporting manufacturing launch plans by integrating activities and helping suppliers adopt more efficient methods and new material specifications
• Gaining experience working directly on Rolls-Royce manufacturing sites and/or with external supply chain teams supporting component delivery
• Tackling complex and rewarding challenges that provide a strong foundation for your career

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong interpersonal skills, intellectual curiosity and the ability to solve problems using analytical and critical thinking
• Demonstrate how to identify a problem and scope a task
• Understanding of lean principles (5S, visual management and continuous improvement process)
• Demonstrate written and oral communication to a variety of audiences (e.g., shop floor, technical experts, and management)
• Demonstrate presentation skills both orally as well as visual management

Our behaviors drive us - we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. We’ll expect that of you, too

What we offer:

Meaningful work from day one, with the support to help you succeed

A culture that invests in your personal and professional development

The chance to grow your skills while working on real projects in a global company

Join us and help create the technologies that will shape tomorrow. If you're ready to learn, grow and make a lasting difference from day one, we'd love to hear from you.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Relevant majors:

Attending an accredited college/university working towards a bachelor’s degree or higher in:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Assembly Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering

Preferred qualifications: (but not required)

• Understanding and experience with CAD preferred
• Prior manufacturing internship/co-op preferred

Graduation eligibility: Graduating between December 2026 and June 2027

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Work authorization eligibility: to be considered, you must also be a U.S. Citizen. There is no visa sponsorship for this position.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation program aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

Closing Date: October 2nd, 2026

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Job Posting Date

14 Sept 2026; 00:09

Pay Range

$82,882 -$87,026-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.

Rolls-Royce has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. Designing, building and servicing systems that provide critical power to customers, where safety and reliability are paramount. Our engineering excellence is the power behind some of the most critical technologies used in the air, at sea and on land. Across Civil Aerospace, Power Systems, Defence and in our unique nuclear capabilities, we provide a range of differentiated technologies and products.