Job Description Quality Engineer Full time Derby/Hybrid Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce, we’re dedicated to cutting-edge innovation, delivering power solutions, and creating the critical systems and technologies that shape the future of aviation, energy, and beyond. By joining Rolls-Royce, you’ll have the opportunity to work on world-changing projects, supported by a culture that champions inclusivity, creativity, and your professional growth. Position Summary The Quality of our products and services is of critical importance to Rolls-Royce; it underpins the safety of our products and is fundamental to meeting customer and regulatory requirements. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with our Civil Aerospace manufacturing, procurement, or service teams to make a difference to the Quality of the iconic products that our customers depend upon every day. We are looking for talented people from different backgrounds and experience to join the Rolls-Royce Quality team. You will work within a supportive, collaborative, and learning culture that will enable you to develop skills, innovative ideas and grow your career. This is your opportunity to be a part of shaping the future of Quality in Civil Aerospace. What you will be doing: Understand customer, regulatory and business requirements and ensure there is an effective means of satisfying those requirements, e.g. through the Rolls-Royce Management System. The team is heavily customer-focused: it daily engages with the Rolls-Royce customer facing team and occasionally with airplane manufacturers. Protect the customer and the business through the management of problems, either through performing problem resolution or through the coaching of others. Role involves coaching and auditing the 8D problem resolution of suppliers as they respond to non-conformances. Role includes managing notice of non-conformance and/or escapes. This includes managing the process to engage chief engineers and other technical authorities to sentence and manage the non-conformance. These activities provide a significant opportunity for the team member for technical upskill and understanding of jet engine architecture. Perform assurance activities to provide confidence to the business that customer, regulatory and business requirements will be achieved. These activities include ensuring non-conforming parts are not delivered to our customers, which includes containment of all non-conforming parts and products within the Rolls-Royce system. These activities provide a significant learning opportunity of global logistics. Support supplier maturity and improvement to ensure Rolls-Royce requirements are achieved. You will be offered the opportunity to pursue the Lean Six-Sigma Green and/or Black Belt and 8D Practitioner/Coach accreditations as part of your role. Position Qualifications: Level 2 qualification or above in English, Maths, and a Science. A Level 3 to 6 apprenticeship, certificate, award, diploma, NVQ or degree in one of the following: engineering or manufacturing, business management, business / continuous improvement, Quality, or a science field. Preferred Requirements: Excellent communication. Analytical and problem solving. Data analysis. Change / Project management. Technical aptitude in quality management, quality standards and processes Entry level position such as a quality technician, quality analyst or quality improvement officer; or an equivalent role in engineering or manufacturing, business management or business / continuous improvement. What you’ll get: Great salary and benefits On top of your salary and equivalent of 33 days’ holiday a year, you’ll get generous pension contributions (up to 12%), access to employee support assistance and employee discounts, free parking. Plus, much more. 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. Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive. Closing date for applications: 13th May 2026 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 Category Quality Posting Date 08 May 2026; 00:05 Posting End Date 13 May 2026