Rolls-Royce
Materials Capability Acquisition Engineer
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Job Description
Materials Capability Acquisition Engineer
Location: Solihull
Grade: SNBG 7 - 10
Why Join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Materials Capability Acquisition Engineer to join our Materials Engineering Team in Solihull. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong leader to play a pivotal role in a major development programme, helping shape production readiness in advanced metallic materials, heat treatment processes, and joining technologies. You’ll be at the forefront of innovation, turning cutting-edge materials capability into real-world manufacturing success.
What You Will Be Doing:
As Rolls-Royce accelerates towards its Net Zero ambitions, developing the next generation of low-emission combustion technologies is a critical priority. This role sits at the heart of that journey.
- Ownership of delivering complex materials characterisation work packages: Through the full technology development lifecycle — leading expert contributors, coordinating technical inputs, and ensuring milestones are achieved on time and within budget. This is a high-impact position offering both strategic influence and hands-on technical leadership.
- Leadership and Delivery: Responsible for defined technical packages of work within Materials Capability Acquisition, providing leadership and delivery against program milestones within agreed costs, timescales and quality requirements.
- Technical Coordination: Manage the inputs from a team of metallurgical experts, to compile reports and project review packs to a high standard for review at technical committees, to the requirements of the technology development process.
- Testing Programs: Plan, develop and run metallic materials characterisation testing programs at external test houses to de-risk and address knowledge gaps.
- Problem Resolution: Resolve problems through evaluative judgements.
- Point of Contact: Be a point of contact within Materials Capability Acquisition and to share subject matter knowledge across the function. This may include providing advisory services to designated customers, influencing their peer group, representing senior departmental staff and acting as advisor / coach on matters where they are technically authoritative.
- Business Alignment: Understand company business objectives and ensure that the work they do supports this; to act in accordance with both the company values and those associated with being a professional engineer.
- Continuous Improvement: Actively promote, encourage and support the identification and implementation of continuous improvement both within and outside their immediate sphere and prompt action across the wider team.
- External Network: Maintain and develop an external network to deliver relevant technology and maintain awareness of competitive position and emerging technologies.
- Funding Opportunities: Identify appropriate internal and / or external funding opportunities and exploit as appropriate.
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Position Qualifications:
- Technical Leadership: A technically credible leader driving key development programmes and ensuring production readiness across advanced metallic materials, heat treatment processes, and joining technologies. This is a chance to influence cutting-edge engineering that will shape future aerospace capability.
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree, Master's degree or PhD in Engineering or equivalent technical capability, based on practical knowledge and experience.
- Technical Skills: Proven technical leadership and a team player, with ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, on time and to budget.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication, presentation and technical report writing skills.
- Metallurgical Knowledge: Sound understanding of metallurgy. Knowledge in the field of high temperature nickel alloys considered advantageous.
- Work Attitude: Structured, goal-oriented, resilient work attitude and high motivation to solve challenges in a strong team.
- Analytical Thinking: An ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on a range of technical problems.
- Certification Knowledge: Knowledge and experience of product integrity / liability and certification frameworks.
- Professional Membership: Membership in a relevant professional body and attained / working towards Chartered status is preferred.
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Regional Benefits:
- Work in a safety-first environment were doing the right thing and keeping it simple are core principles.
- Join a culture that values making a real difference through your work.
- Develop your career as a mid-career professional blending technical expertise with strong personal qualities.
- Thrive in a role that encourages integrity, accountability, resilience, and curiosity.
- Collaborate and build relationships in a team-focused environment while also working independently.
- Take initiative, lead, and make smart decisions with confidence and support.
- Grow through continuous learning, openness to improvement, and exposure to challenging opportunities.
To work for the Rolls-Royce Defence business, an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MOD and Government body approved cases, a dual national.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Grade: SNBG 7 - 10
For Further Information Please Contact: Lizzie Moore - Lizzie.moore@rolls-royce.com
Job Category
Engineering Materials
Posting Date
24 Jul 2026; 00:07
Posting End Date
30 Jul 2026
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