Job Description Summary

Are you ready to see your future flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

The Lead Quality Engineer at the Advanced Production Technology Center (APTC) for Turbine Airfoils is an individual who understands Aerospace industry quality requirements and can apply knowledge of RCCA and/or problem solving to lead production quality improvement of complex cross functional challenges. In this role, you will drive GE Aerospace quality standards for the site, support customer disruption RCCA and Defect tracking, drive resolution to actions identified during problem solving, own plant results, coordinate with customers on corrective action results from suppliers, and drive improvements utilizing solid scientific methods and FLIGHT DECK (our proprietary lean operating model). In addition, you must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of key business drivers; use this understanding to accomplish their own work, as well have an in-depth understanding of how the work of their own team integrates with other teams and contributes to GE Aerospace, as a business.

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Roles and Responsibilities 

• Oversight and responsibility for plant processes & product conformity, from initial qualification, maintenance, and necessary improvements driven by Quality and Business needs. 

• Position includes regular process audits and system assessments for quality preparedness and process controls to remain adherent to GE process specifications and agency regulations. 

• Lead or support GE Aerospace and supplier root cause and corrective actions to reduce systemic, product specific, and process related defects. 

• Requires specialized knowledge within quality and compliance. Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and the influence of policy formulation.  

• Interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.  

• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.  

• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on specific topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view. 

• Travel fluctuates by business need but is expected to be less than 25%  

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Material Science or related fields (or a high school diploma/GED/equivalent with a minimum of 3 years quality engineering experience) 

• Minimum of 3 years quality engineering, or airfoil manufacturing experience 

Desired Characteristics 

• Demonstrated experience working with non-traditional machining and Nickle based super-alloys

• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, supplier quality, statistical analysis, or customer quality 

• Strong communication skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. 

• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. 

• Established project management skills. 
• Certified or working expertise in applying Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

• Demonstrated history of problem solving, root cause and corrective action methodology, data analysis and quality experience 

• Demonstrated experience in assembly, Turbine airfoil design, and/or systems engineering 

• Demonstrated, applicable, aerospace industry experience 

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn 

• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively 

• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed 

• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative 

• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker 

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