Chief of Development & Instrumentation - Defence in Bristol

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 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.

In this role you will:

• Lead, develop and engage Development & Instrumentation Engineering personnel to meet current and future business requirements.
• Deploy assigned staff to approved business activities/technical programmes.
• Own and support definition of the appropriate section of the Engineering roadmap.
• Ensure that world class capability is effectively utilised to provide products and services that satisfy business requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver all committed in region / Division Development & Instrumentation Engineering activity on time, cost and quality.
• Ensure that sufficient suitably qualified & experienced resource is deployed to meet current and that the required skills are sustainable to meet future business demand.
• Assure Safety & Legal compliance of all Development release documentation and associated process, methods & workflows.
• Provide technical leadership to the Engineering resource group and ensure compliance to process throughout the life cycle activity.
• Lead and manage the functional interfaces and to ensure that appropriate reviews take place throughout the engineering lifecycle processes involving appropriate experienced specialists and leaders, to assure the highest professional standards are met through use of agreed Corporate methodology and processes and provide checks and balances to ensure that regulatory and business requirements are satisfied.
• Contribute to Development Engineering & Instrumentation Engineering taxonomy, methods, standards & processes & do/buy. Ensure alignment to global standards and managing any 'in region' or regional divisional differences.
• Support the definition of Development & Instrumentation Engineering Capability Roadmaps, aligning to the Division & ET&S needs. Support integration of this roadmap across T&EE.
• Manage and communicate capability risk to divisions to ensure business & ET&S continuity.
• Ensure effective knowledge management through the use of knowledge capture, lessons learnt, and best practice guides.
• Lead and drive efficiency through process review and implementation of continuous improvement and operational best practice.

Who we’re looking for:

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent.
• Demonstrates sound engineering judgement and knowledge of the Sector Customers and Programmes.
• Demonstrates effective leadership & engineering skills.
• Capable of building high performing teams and effecting a positive shift in attitudes and behaviours.
• Understanding of Company Quality policies and processes deployed within the resource group.
• Experienced in applying process improvement techniques and driving business improvements.

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.

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.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.