Vice President of Quality (North America)

About the role

Rolls‑Royce is seeking a Vice President of Quality to lead its North America Quality organization. Based in Aiken, SC, you will oversee Production Quality, Reliability Engineering and Emission Certification across U.S. sites, shaping the region’s quality and compliance strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the North America Quality function, including teams at Aiken and Mankato.
• Define and execute a quality strategy aligned with customer expectations, business goals and continuous‑improvement objectives.
• Maintain global quality standards and processes in line with ISO 9001 and Rolls‑Royce Power Systems requirements.
• Ensure regulatory and product compliance, managing emission certification requirements.
• Drive quality performance through data analytics, root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action systems.
• Resolve quality issues rapidly, including customer‑facing concerns and field performance.
• Represent Rolls‑Royce with customers, regulators and industry bodies on quality matters.
• Develop talent, foster a compliance‑focused culture and manage budgets and forecasts.

Required profile

• Associate degree with 10+ years, Bachelor’s with 8+ years, Master’s with 6+ years, PhD with 3+ years, or 12+ years of experience in Engineering, Quality or Manufacturing Operations.
• U.S. work authorization without sponsorship.

Required skills

• ISO 9001 standards
• Data analytics
• Root‑cause analysis
• Corrective‑action systems
• Reliability engineering
• Emission certification management