Domestic Quality Engineer

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Domestic Quality Engineer to join the team in Solihull.

Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

As a Domestic Quality Engineer, you will join a collaborative team of Quality Engineers, working closely with Manufacturing and Supply Chain Engineering to provide expert guidance to the Controls Operations Team.

Responsibilities

• Champion expected quality behaviours and best-practice techniques including problem resolution, investigation, root cause analysis, containment, and continuous improvement — all to help the business achieve its goals, protect its reputation, and deliver outstanding customer satisfaction.
• Work in a high-pressure environment with support from the Quality Manager and the wider Manufacturing Operations Team; contribute to on-time delivery with zero defects and safeguard the brand as the professional quality conscience of the organisation.
• Support deployment of quality strategies (e.g. Assure, Protect, Enable – APE) to drive business performance and customer satisfaction. Execute governance processes for Quality Notifications (QN), Audit Findings (NCRs), and Investigations to meet KPIs and enhance operational efficiency. Assist the Quality Manager in coaching recovery actions when performance deviates from targets.
• Lead intervention activities for significant quality disruptions; identify, monitor, and mitigate major quality risks; drive preventative actions to eliminate recurrence of quality issues.
• Manage the Quality Clinic process; compile and analyse quality data to identify systemic trends and initiate improvement activities; promote cross-functional best practice sharing and corrective action read-across.
• Support Containment Escalation Meetings for critical issues; engage cross-functional leaders and customers to minimise disruption; manage and report quality data; coach teams on handling high-impact, complex problems and ensure timely completion and verification of corrective and preventative actions; support external customer interfaces as required.
• Lead by example through Right First Time principles; apply and coach defect-prevention and problem-solving methodologies; reduce risk from technical, human, and organisational factors across products and processes.

Who We’re Looking For

• Technical experience in a relevant engineering, manufacturing, or process environment, with a proven track record of resolving complex issues.
• Self-starter with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work independently to deadlines.
• Practical experience with problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. 8D, 3C/SiS, Lean) and the ability to coach others.
• Understanding of Human Factors and their link to Root Cause Analysis.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, confident influencing stakeholders in challenging environments.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage ambiguity, and prioritise multiple concurrent tasks.
• Comfortable constructively challenging non-compliant behaviours.
• Broad knowledge of Rolls-Royce products across the lifecycle (typically expected).

Desirable Knowledge

• Familiarity with international quality standards such as AS9100, ISO9001, EASA Part 21.
• Working knowledge of SAP and Solumina for MRP/MES transactions.

Benefits

Our People are our power, so when you join Rolls-Royce you are offered more than a salary. You are given a choice of flexible benefits from life insurance to gym discounts and tax free cycling. Generous Annual Leave; Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust; Group Life Assurance; Life Protection; income protection; employee assistance programs; and share ownership opportunities.

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. 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.

Additional Information

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be CDS 07-10. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. Closing Date 15/06/2026.