Vice President – Quality

About the role

Rolls‑Royce is seeking a Vice President of Quality to lead its North America Quality organization, overseeing Production Quality at Aiken, SC and Mankato, MN, Reliability Engineering and Emission Certification. The executive will shape the region’s quality and compliance strategy, align it with customer expectations and regulatory requirements, and drive continuous improvement across all sites.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the North America Quality organization, including Production Quality, Reliability Engineering and Emission Certification.
• Define and execute a quality strategy that supports business goals and continuous‑improvement objectives.
• Establish and maintain global quality standards and processes in line with ISO 9001 and Rolls‑Royce Power Systems requirements.
• Ensure regulatory and product compliance, managing emission requirements across cross‑functional teams.
• Drive quality performance through data analytics, root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action systems.
• Resolve quality issues rapidly, including customer‑facing concerns and field performance problems.
• Represent Rolls‑Royce with customers, regulatory bodies and industry authorities on quality matters.
• Lead talent development, foster a compliance‑focused culture and manage budgets, forecasts and productivity.

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 Engineering, Quality or Manufacturing Operations experience.
• Proven executive leadership in quality organizations.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Required skills

• ISO 9001 standards
• Data analytics
• Root‑cause analysis
• Corrective‑action systems
• Emission certification processes