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Data Engineer

Full-time

Derby / Hybrid

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Cost Capability Engineer in Derby. You will be part of a global team and support cost engineering capability for design, manufacturing, procurement and services.

This team is part of the newly formed Manufacturing Engineering and Materials Group within ET&S and, as a key part, of this broader, high performing team, we are responsible for generating value for Aerospace through the identification, evaluation and support of product cost avoidance & reduction programmes and projects at all points of the lifecycle.

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 and we want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

What you will be doing:
Engage, interface with and influence Engineering, Finance, Purchasing, Programmes & IT
organisations to build and maintain a complete integrated set of Cost Modelling Systems.Provide rich 'Cost Evaluation' & 'Cost Intelligence' data, tools and reporting to cost engineering team and the whole organisation using coding language.Develop and Maintain core cost engineering databases.Shape our digital future through innovation and/or utilising global best practices. (Web based platforms, App creation, Machine Learning, etc.)
Who we're looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process.

They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles and for this role we are looking for someone who is an engineer and enjoys solving problems by coding
Ability to work with uncertain & complex data and present logical solutions and conclusions.Competence as a programmer in at least one language (PLSQL, C#VB, Java, VBA)Curiosity, Motivation to think out of the box, analytical & critical thinking.Have academic engineering degree Bach Engineering, Masters in Engineering, PhD in Engineering (no B.Sc, MSc)Like solving problems by coding (SQL, c#, Python, C, or VBA or similar)
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Closing Date: 21st July 2025

Job Category

Manufacturing Engineering

Posting Date

04 Jul 2025; 00:07

Posting End Date

21 Jul 2025PandoLogic. Keywords: Cost Analyst, Location: Derby, ENG - DE23 8NX

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