Job Description

Quality Engineer - Defence Operations

Full Time

Bristol Onsite
 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Engineer to join Bristol Defence Assembly Operations.

The Quality and Improvement Engineers role will operate from the Value Streams in the Bristol Operations facilities supporting the assembly and build lines and shared areas. Activities will include Investigations through Quality Notification, Manage Action Reports System (MARS) and 8D, in addition to auditing and the functional activities required.

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer the power that matters to our customers, to society and to the planet.

Every great product needs a great business behind it. Our work is complex, innovative, highly challenging and rewarding, and it takes a range of professionals to do it. Having the right people means we can deliver excellence to our customers and pioneer the power that matters.

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

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, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

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.

What you will be doing

Participate in Defence audit programme and act as a guide for external auditors and provide function support for Technical Review Committees.Complete investigations within the facility such as MARS/8D/QN and into issues and problems raised within the Value Stream using GP2.1 Manage Problems.Liaise with the Containment Team to ensure non-conformance is managed via surgery and as part of the 8D process.Assess, receive and actively manage all non-conformance issues and customer returns through the SAP Quality Notification process to ensure closure within agreed timescales.Liaise with Project Quality Engineer (PQE) role to drive engineering / process change where this is required for conformance and to support / lead end customer reviews.Develop internal processes to remove waste from the non-conformance management process.Maintain visual management for all activities to clearly show activity and achievements.Managing the customer returns Q-bond and resolving issues; interfacing with the PQE team where required.

Who we’re looking for :

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Bachelor's degree or higher with Gas Turbine engine content.  Where the candidate does not hold a degree, relevant experience will be considered.

Non-conformance management.Problem Resolution Process training and capability.8D problem resolution process.Root-Cause analysis.Quality ethos in all activities.Process audit and development.Green Belt accredited beneficial.Internal audit qualified.

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

Job Category

Quality

Posting Date

04 Aug 2025; 00:08

Posting End Date

10 Aug 2025