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Senior Specialist - Fuel Pumps & Metering Units
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Senior Specialist - Fuel Pumps & Metering Units
Full Time – Hybrid
Location: Solihull
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.
Key Accountabilities
- Strategy: Actively participate in the development of the Fuel Controls Units and fuel system strategy, ensuring alignment of fuel pump and fuel metering unit technologies with future engine, customer, and business requirements. Recognised as a technical authority influencing senior engineering, programme, and business leaders.
- Capability Development: Lead the development of specialist capabilities in the design, integration, validation, and in-service support of mechanical and electro-mechanical fuel pumps and metering units. Drives implementation of innovative technologies, tools, methodologies, and engineering practices.
- System Integration: Provides leadership in the integration of fuel pump and metering units within the overall fuel system architecture, ensuring compatibility with the overarching control system.
- Collaboration: Proactively develops and participates in internal and external specialist networks across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, customers, academia, and industry partners. Represents Rolls-Royce in collaborative technology and research activities relating to fuel control units.
- Leadership: Provides technical direction and coaching to engineers and specialists across control systems and wider engineering functions. Leads technical reviews, design governance activities, and specialist working groups.
- Standards Definition: Contributes to the development of internal standards, engineering practices, and external industry guidance related to fuel control units, product integrity, safety, and certification.
- Product Integrity & Airworthiness: Provides specialist guidance to ensure designs comply with safety, reliability, and certification requirements throughout product development and in-service operation.
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Key Experiences and Qualifications
- Deep technical knowledge of positive displacement and centrifugal pumping technologies, fuel pumps (mechanical and electro-mechanical), fuel metering units, and their associated design, tolerancing, and assembly principles.
- Experience of resolving complex technical issues using analytical and experimental methods.
- Experience managing technical risk, product integrity, and compliance within a regulated environment.
- Intellectual Property, Export Control, and regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated record of innovation, capability development, and knowledge leadership.
- Professionally qualified Engineer (UK minimum BEng degree or national equivalent, with higher degree desirable).
- UK Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent professional registration.
- Willingness and drive to progress towards engineering fellowship in this discipline.
- Demonstrated technical leadership within aerospace fuel systems, mechanical/electro-mechanical control systems, or related safety-critical equipment.
Regional Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave
- Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
- Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce.
- Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
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Our Vision
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.
About Us
Rolls-Royce is committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
Grade: Management Level B
Application Process
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.
Job Details
- Category: Mechanical Systems
- Posting Date: 08 Oct 2026; 00:10
- Posting End Date: 22 Oct 2026
Contact
For more information, please contact: Alison Connaughton alison.connaughton@Rolls-Royce.com
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