Supplier Quality Engineer

Rolls-Royce•Indianapolis, IN

11d•$84,351 - $137,071•Hybrid

About The Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supplier Quality Engineer. As a Supplier Quality Engineer at Rolls-Royce, you will be responsible for promoting and maintaining quality in the aligned business area through a strategy of Assure, Protect and Enable, so that the business can achieve its goals, enhance its reputation and deliver customer satisfaction. In this role you will travel up to 30% domestically and on occasion internationally.

Requirements

Associate degree and 4+ years of experience in Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations, OR Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience in Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations, OR Master’s degree, OR PhD, OR 6+ years of experience in Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations in lieu of a degree
Must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice To Haves

Professionally qualified with relevant experience in quality and aerospace industry
Ideally, have a broad knowledge of product through the life-cycle
Have knowledge and understanding of airworthiness regulations
Knowledge of problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies, eg; Six Sigma, Lean & 8D
Ability to influence and assess the related Quality implications in a challenging programme and customer environment
Well-developed customer and relationship management skills to work as part of the Business and Quality Leadership team, and with other internal and external Stakeholders and other Industry bodies
An understanding of Human factors and Human Performance
Experience of influencing and building relationships at different levels
An understanding of a positive safety culture and of its promotion
Operational experience of activities within the relevant approved organization scope

Responsibilities

Support and lead (where appropriate) the deployment of the Quality strategy for the aligned business area to achieve its goals, enhance its reputation and deliver customer satisfaction
Development and deployment of Quality capability (skills & knowledge) and culture of the aligned business to meet future regulatory, customer and business requirements
Deploy metrics, key performance indicators; ensure appropriate governance and support is in place within the aligned business area to drive Quality performance to meet requirements, business goals and enhance its reputation
Understand relevant law / regulation, customer requirements and business area strategy; support definition and implementation of the associated compliance strategy into the Operating System (process, culture & leadership, governance & risk etc...) and SABRe
Support of the Assurance plan and in partnership with the risk owners, provide proactive assurance that regulatory, business and customer requirements will be met
Drive change to the Operating System (process, culture & leadership, governance & risk etc.) and SABRe to mitigate risks, maximize effectiveness and eliminate cost / waste through insight obtained from proactive assurance and problem themes
Protect the business and customer through performing, managing and coaching of problem containment and resolution, to minimize impact and to ensure the necessary corrective and preventative actions are completed and verified in a timely manner
Enable the aligned business to deliver the goal of Zero Defects through the coaching and application of defect prevention methodologies, reducing the risks from technical, human and organizational factors to our products
In support of the Supplier Quality Manager, assess prospective suppliers for suitability, fit and capability in respect to the commodity / sourcing strategy.
As part of the Supplier Management Team, drive supplier maturity and improvement to deliver performance that enables the business to achieve its goals and enhance its reputation, support CP Audits for SABRe and external standards.