Technical Lead - Life Cycle Engineering (UK&I Mature Programs)

Job Description Job Title: Technical Lead – Lifecycle Engineering Working Pattern: Full Time Working Location: Bristol An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Rolls-Royce as a Technical Lead – Lifecycle Engineering within our Mature Program Engineering team. This role is ideal for an experienced people manager with a strong background in Aftermarket Lifecycle Engineering, overseeing a team of approximately 15-20 Lifecycle Engineers. At Rolls-Royce, our mission is to ensure that the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are always ready to deploy at a moment notice. As part of our Lifecycle Engineering team, you will lead efforts to maintain and enhance in-service equipment, ensuring our armed forces remain operational and mission-ready whenever duty calls. Why Rolls-Royce? 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’ll provide an environment of care and belonging where you can be yourself, with an inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you. You’ll have access to an incredible breadth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a real difference. What We Offer We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonuses, employee assistance support, and employee discounts. Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is available, enabling our people to balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. While flexibility is encouraged, on average, we expect employees to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific requirements at least three days per week. What You Will Be Doing With this exciting opportunity, you will be responsible for: Acting as the prime engineering and programme interface for a specific package of work. Managing safety aspects of all solutions and ensuring compliance with safety policies. Serving as the primary customer technical interface, representing Rolls-Royce for the project. Leading the technical solution delivery, ensuring it aligns with the project scope and policies. Providing programme and technical leadership, ensuring best practices across the engineering lifecycle. Who We’re Looking For To be successful in this role, you will need: A degree-level qualification in Engineering or a related field. Strong people management experience, ideally leading engineering teams. Project management experience in planning, budget control, and scheduling. Understanding of product change control, including PCB (Product Change Board) and DDRAM (Design Definition Review and Audit Meeting). Experience in Product Lifecycle Management and implementing a systems approach (e.g., Robust Design Lead, Black Belt certification). We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures bring valuable perspectives, driving innovation and problem-solving. By building a culture of care and belonging, we give everyone the opportunity to realise their full potential. You can learn more about our global inclusion strategy at Our People | Rolls-Royce. Closing Date: 31/3/25 Job Category Engineering for Services Posting Date 17 Mar 2025; 00:03 Posting End Date 30 Mar 2025 Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet vital power needs.