Capability Lead - Test Facilities

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

12/12/2024

Job Description

Job Title: Capability Lead – Test Facilities Design

Working Pattern: Full Time

Working location: Bristol

Rolls-Royce Measurement & Test Engineering organisation have an exciting opportunity to join the team to lead and manage a team of engineers and specialists to support R-R in expanding, improving, and maintaining their global portfolio of Engine and Rig Test Facilities. You will have delegated authority from the Test Facilities Chief Engineer and be technically accountable for the design, specification and execution of the modification of existing and the creation of new Engine and Rig Test Facilities. The Rolls-Royce Measurement & Test Engineering organisation is part of the T&EE (Test & Experimental Engineering) global function and one of the 8 pillars of R-R Group Engineering capability.

The Rolls-Royce Measurement & Test Engineering organisation are responsible for designing and delivering the infrastructure required to test the next generation of gas turbine engines for both Civil and Defence applications.

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

You will be working for the Rolls-Royce Technical Authority for Aerospace Engine Test Facilities. In this role you will be working with colleagues locally in Bristol and additionally with colleagues in Derby and Solihull. Opportunities also exist to work more widely within the UK as well as Internationally.

In this role you will be responsible for using the T&EE capability standards and methods, for all R-R owned Test Facilities, Test Equipment within T&EE and external test facilities where applicable. Scope includes Production, NPI (New Product Introduction) and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) engine and Rig Test facilities, including SPTE (Special To Products Test Equipment). Act as the resource manager for the team, ensure process, cost and HS&E compliance. Drive technical governance and compliance through a team of design engineers, covering the following engineering design and analysis disciplines: Electrical Design, Mechanical Design, Controls & Instrumentation, Software Engineering, IT Systems Architect and Project Engineers.

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

• Lead, engage and develop assigned personnel to become suitably qualified and experienced (SQEP) to meet current and future business requirements. This will involve playing an active role in load/capacity planning for the assigned team and work with the wider function to ensure suitable SQEP are available to complete programme deliverables. This includes engagement with third parties such as Managed Service Providers (MSP’s) in line with agreed Do/Buy strategies. To lead and be accountable for the appropriate section of the Engineering strategy and drive this to completion supported by functional leadership.
• To deploy or align assigned staff to agreed work packages and lead/ provide the delivery and approval of technical activities within their functional accountability. This could include multiple work packages across divisional areas within the group.
• To own the performance and reward management, HS&E, export and security clearance for assigned personnel. This will include specialist and leadership development for assigned staff.
• To be accountable for SQCDP (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People) measures and performance for the aligned capability group. This includes ensuring compliance to applicable processes and legislative requirements for Test & Rig Facilities throughout the life cycle of the design, execution, commissioning and handover of facility modification or the introduction of new facilities.
• To ensure that world class rules, tools and methods are developed and utilised effectively across the group for the accountable domain. This should focus on greater use of automation, digital tools and lean processes to drive efficiency. Drive and support the transition to model-based reusable product lines at system, product system and component level. With an agile approach in mind to support delivery where applicable.
  
  

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.

• Qualified to degree level in a relevant Engineering degree and with appropriate management experience. Self-motivated, with good interpersonal skills, planning and execution skills and a team player.
• Experience of working within a project environment.
• Experience in assessing and evaluating technical & legal compliance and appropriate reporting through senior management.
• Experience in managing large and diverse skill set technical teams circa 25 people to appropriate safety compliance, technical governance gates, quality, budget and people management.
• Experience of managing priorities in line with available resources and stakeholder management.
  
  

Experience/understanding of any of the following would be advantageous, but not essential:

• Understanding of cyber security
• Sound engineering judgment
• Demonstrated compliance to a known industry standard process e.g. APQP
• Experience Agile work practices
• An appreciation of Systems Engineering approaches
  
  

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.

To work for Rolls-Royce you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work .

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

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

Please note that interviews for this position will commence at approximately at the end of January.

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

10 Dec 2024; 00:12

Posting End Date

12 Dec 2024