Quality Engineer – UK Full-time Derby – Onsite (5 days per week)
Department: Assembly Test and Control – Quality in Engine Build Division
Are you ready to champion operational excellence in a high-performance manufacturing environment? We’re looking for a talented Quality Engineer to join our team, driving impactful change and ensuring flawless customer delivery across our Production Test Facility.
We are hiring for a UK Quality Engineer to join an exciting, dynamic, delivery-focused team in the Engine Build Division at Rolls-Royce. This role supports the Production Test Facility operations and focuses on compliance, problem-solving, and improvement delivery to ensure the highest quality standards for outgoing products.
As a key member of the team, you’ll be leading investigations, supporting new engine launches, and collaborating across functions to continuously improve outcomes and maintain our world-class reputation.
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 you will be doing:
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions using the 8D problem resolution process.
• Analyse data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Coordinate compliance checks and perform Go Look Sees of key processes to ensure regulatory standards are met.
• Engage cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and customers to support product readiness and improvement.
• Contribute to the launch of new engine platforms with a focus on product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Champion lessons learnt and Quality Risk Management across the business.
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 with:
• Engineering or inspection experience within aerospace, automotive, or equivalent industries.
• Strong working knowledge of quality tools and functions within an Integrated Product Team (IPT).
• Accredited 8D practitioner (essential).
• Green Belt accreditation (preferred).
• Confident working with Microsoft Excel and other analysis tools.
• Experience in Supply Chain and/or Operations Quality (preferred).
What we offer We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.
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.
We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce
Job CategoryQualityPosting Date21 Jul 2025; 00:07Posting End Date29 Jul 2025