HTRC Manufacturing Engineer - Tooling Engineer

HTRC Tooling Engineer (30‑Month FTC)

Location:

Coventry (HTRC, Ansty)

Department:
High Temperature Research Centre

Contract:

30‑month Fixed Term

Are you passionate about advanced manufacturing, cutting‑edge research, and shaping the future of turbine component technology? The High Temperature Research Centre (HTRC) is looking for a Tooling Engineer to join our world‑class team for an exciting 30‑month fixed‑term project.

This is a unique opportunity to work within a collaboration between the University of Birmingham and Rolls‑Royce, equipped with state‑of‑the‑art technology for investment casting, machining, and metrology of single crystal turbine components.

As an HTRC Tooling Engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing, designing, and specifying tooling that supports both investment casting and machining processes. Working as part of a co‑located design and manufacturing engineering team, you’ll collaborate closely with researchers, designers, operations teams, and external partners.

You will support both manufacturing engineering and process engineering tasks—while developing advanced tooling solutions that underpin next‑generation turbine manufacturing capabilities.

• Designing and specifying tooling, fixtures, and modelling solutions for investment casting and machining.
• Developing machining methods and supporting manufacturing process improvement activities.
• Working with designers, toolmakers, and CA teams to deliver tooling hardware and modelling activity on time.
• Supporting Capability Acquisition Reviews, technical packages, and technology updates.
• Providing regular progress updates to key stakeholders.
• Helping build capability for producing small, complex parts with novel geometries.
• Driving innovation and contributing to world‑leading research in single‑crystal casting and machining.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing engineering principles.
• Knowledge of turbine components OR investment casting OR machining processes.
• Understanding of investment casting tooling design (e.g., wax pattern dies).
• Strong skills in problem solving, programme management, risk management, and technical communication.

• Working in research or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Design for Manufacture (DfM) and working directly with customers to optimise component design.
• CAD experience for tooling, jigs, and fixtures.
• CAM and CNC machining knowledge.
• Managing experiments and process capability development.
• Developing inspection requirements and resolving non‑conformance issues.
• Creating methods of manufacture and technical documentation.
• Benchmarking external capability and supporting continuous improvement.
• Developing and coaching technicians.