Chief of CastBond Technology - Rolls-Royce : Job Details

Chief of CastBond Technology

Indianapolis, IN (Hybrid working)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Castbond team as Chief of Technology. As Chief of CastBond Technology, you will lead the technical & operational development activity of an advance turbine cooling system on behalf of the business. You will be the overall technical authority across the total supply chain, and will lead all industrialization activities through technology readiness level 6 to ensure that the method of manufacture is capable of meeting the requirements of product and business in terms of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery Rate & Leadtime (SQCD). The role includes leadership of the development center located in Indianapolis, with a team of up to 40 technical and operational staff with accountability for all associated management processes.

In this role, you will travel both domestically and internationally up to 10%.

Key Accountabilities:

• Champion people and product safety ensuring that all manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture deployed within the business are in full compliance to Health, Safety & Environmental Standards.
• Deliver production readiness of new manufacturing capabilities or methods for CastBond products.
• Create a culture of zero defects within the organization and ensure that manufacturing processes and methods of manufacture are developed and deployed to support a right first time manufacturing goal.
• Specify Manufacturing Engineering and process requirements, and govern the change management of manufacturing processes for internal and external supply chain.
• Integrate Manufacturing Technology, Digital Manufacturing and Product Introduction activities within the business to ensure opportunities for improvement are realized.
• Program manage the achievement of Manufacturing Engineering deliverables, report status, and ensure issues and risks are resolved to meet project timescales.
• Operate as a member of the global Manufacturing Technology leadership team, proactively supporting cross-Business collaboration, knowledge sharing, skills and process development to best utilize the available resources to deliver business needs and priorities.
• Lead the technical & operational community within the team, ensuring required competences are in place and promoting the development and growth of the community through engagement and coaching team members.
• Manage, develop and maintain business relationships with technology partners, joint ventures, risk and revenue sharing partners and other designated suppliers.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree with 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, OR
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, OR
• Master's degree with 6+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, OR
• PhD with 3+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, OR
• 10+ years of manufacturing operations experience in lieu of engineering degree.
• To be eligible for consideration, you must be a U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in the governance and management of projects and/or programs/portfolio of increasing complexity.
• Experience with technical and professional leadership of engineers.
• Experience with complex manufacturing change in a suitable combination of ways, such as facility re-design, facility move, technology insertion & industrialization, new product introduction, process revalidation, quality improvement.
• Led significant projects/activities across a range of manufacturing processes.
• General awareness of Manufacturing Systems (CAD, CAM, CAPP, Manufacturing Execution System, Manufacturing Intelligence, SAP, Technical Publications, etc.).
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes relevant to their business.

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.

Relocation assistance will be provided if applicable.

Close Date: April 11, 2025

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Benefits:

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan.