Process Quality Engineer

Job Title: Quality Control Engineer

Job Location: Aiken SC

Job Level: Grade 9

Working Pattern: (Full Time) (4) ten (10) hour days during a Monday through Thursday work week.

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 youll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions supported by a culture that champions belonging creativity and your professional growth.

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.

Power Systems is one of three core businesses within RollsRoyce alongside Civil Aerospace and Defence. This role sits within our Power Systems business in North America where we deliver world-class solutions that power critical infrastructure across energy industrial marine and defense sectors.

North America is a key growth market for our Power Systems business driven by increasing demand for resilient energy solutions data center expansion and the transition to more sustainable power. As we continue to invest and expand across the region our teams are at the forefront of this growth advancing innovative technologies and shaping the future of reliable sustainable power.

What you will be doing:

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Develop coordinate and implement quality control objectives and activities to resolve production problems maximize product reliability and minimize cost.
• Respond to line calls with immediate corrective action using of PDCA 5 Whys 8D and A3 tools.
• Develop long-range corrective measures through root-cause analysis consistent with corporate objectives.
• Provide accurate and timely data to management regarding quality concerns.
• Design and implement control plan/inspection routings.
• Support the procurement and maintenance of gauges and measuring equipment for quality control initiatives throughout the facility.
• Perform process machine and gauge capability studies.
• Keep management abreast of progress developments & pending problems.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Quality Mechanical or Industrial engineering and 3 years of experience in quality or manufacturing engineering; OR
• 7 years of experience in quality or manufacturing engineering.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S without sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of the practical application of quality engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles techniques procedures and equipment to the production of internal combustion engines.
• Strong knowledge of quality control raw materials manufacturing processes costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture of engines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of MTU products
• Working knowledge of gauge calibration and test equipment

Work Conditions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Daily work is performed in a general manufacturing and office environment.

This position has a compressed work schedule that requires four (4) ten (10) hour days during a Monday through Thursday work week and the position is eligible for overtime as business requires with causal overtime expected.

While performing tasks for this position the employee is regularly requested to perform work on a computer inside and outside of the work environment. Also the employee will be occasionally requested to come in contact with wet environmental conditions. Finally the employee will frequently hear noise while performing task in the work environment.

While performing physical demands of the position regularly the employee will be requested to stand sit walk climb and stoop. However the employee will frequently be requested to balance kneel crouch reach and squat. Finally an employee will be frequently requested to grasp and manipulate items in a maneuverable manner to perform daily tasks.

Employees will be occasionally required to push pull carry lift and or move materials within the work environment. The materials will weigh between 10-50 pounds and the employee will be occasionally requested to move materials during the course of a week.

Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision distance vision peripheral vision ability to adjust focus and employee must have the ability to see in color. The employee must also be able to inspect MTU America engine products under a fluorescent black light.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation program 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 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What we offer

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

Benefits

The Business Unit Power Systems of Rolls-Royce provides world-class power solutions and complete life-cycle support under our product and solution brandmtu. Through digitalization and electrification we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that are even cleaner and smarter and thus provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive powerful and reliable systems based on both gas and diesel engines as well as electrified hybrid systems. These clean and technologically-advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.