HTRC Project Engineer

🚀 Join Our Team as a Manufacturing Engineer – Project Engineer

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Location:

Coventry | 🏢 Department: HTRC | 📈

Career Level:

4

Are you ready to shape the future of turbine component manufacturing? The High Temperature Research Centre (HTRC), a cutting‑edge collaboration between the University of Birmingham and Rolls‑Royce, is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer – Project Engineer to join our dynamic team.

As a Project Engineer at HTRC, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, working with state‑of‑the‑art equipment in investment casting, machining, and advanced metrology. You’ll lead projects that design and manufacture turbine components, develop novel manufacturing techniques, and drive cost reduction and yield improvement.

• Translate customer requirements into robust manufacturing methods.
• Manage technical packages, planning, risk, and cost.
• Collaborate with designers, researchers, and operations teams.
• Ensure validation, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Degree qualified or has equivalent technical experience.
• Skilled in manufacturing and component engineering principles.
• Experienced in investment casting and/or machining of turbine components.
• Proficient in CAD, CAM, tooling design, and inspection methods.
• A proactive team player with strong communication and problem‑solving skills.

Experience in research environments and Design for Manufacture (DfM) is highly desirable.

• Develops world‑leading research and manufacturing solutions.
• Works on high‑impact projects with global partners.
• Operates in a supportive environment that values integrity, teamwork, and continuous learning.

If you’re passionate about engineering excellence and want to make a real impact in advanced manufacturing, we’d love to hear from you.