Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Working Pattern:  Hybrid/Onsite

Working location:  Indianapolis, IN

As a Supplier Quality Engineer and part of the Problem Resolution Team (PRT), you will be working closely with our domestic and external supply chains to contain escapes and prevent defects and to provide data and insight into the causes of non-quality.

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 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.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

• Leading activities to effectively manage non-conformance and protect the supply chain from Quality escapes

• Provide coaching and support to suppliers and internal stakeholders

• Coaching and supporting problem-solving activities at suppliers

• Providing data and support to the Supply Management Teams to monitor and measure the performance and effectiveness of their external supply chain.

• Identifying opportunities to improve Quality and implementing plans to deliver that improvement

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.

Basic Requirements:

• Associate degree and 4 years of experience in supply chain, engineering, quality or operations, OR

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in supply chain, engineering, quality or operations, OR

• Master's degree in supply chain, engineering, quality or operations, OR

• JD/PhD degree in supply chain, engineering, quality or operations, OR

• 6 years of experience in supply chain, engineering, quality, or operations, in lieu of a degree

• Must be able to travel 10% of the time

• In order to be considered for this role, you must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Requirements

• Educated in a technical discipline, coupled with a background of working in an operational Quality role

• Good problem solving, data analysis and presentation skills

• Interpersonal savvy, planning and personal organization skills and the ability to influence others

• Demonstrable evidence of business acumen; relating to quality, improvement, manufacturing and HSE activities and priorities

• Knowledge and demonstrable application of Quality and BI tools, i.e., 8D investigation, improvement methodologies

• Able to coach and mentor others

• Strong customer focus

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. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. 

As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

For fully remote roles, employees can live in any state except Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Grade/Level: GG10

Closing Date:

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.