Lead Manufacturing Specialist – Edison Works Quality Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities

• Direct hardware and process Quality development and execution on the Shop Floor in Component Manufacturing and Lab environments. Hardware responsibility includes both NPI and Low-rate production.  
• Ensure conformance to specification through daily management and application of Quality tools and Continuous Improvement/kaizen activity.
• Develop in-depth knowledge and application within a technical discipline. Leverage prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute Quality policy/strategy.
• Author and maintain Quality Management Policies and Procedures in support of Manufacturing Shop Operations.
• Perform Audits (Product, Workstation, Special Process) of a shop in support of the Quality Management System.
• Compiling, Reviewing, Approving, and Maintaining First Article Inspection (FAI) documentation.
• Review and Approval of Manufacturing Work Instructions and other Manufacturing Technical Documentation.
• Reviewing of hardware/assembly issues for conformance, containment, and resolution as associated with Preliminary Review (PR) and Material Review Board (MRB) processing of material.
• Facilitation and ownership of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) for hardware and Quality Systems issues
• In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area. Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing quality experience. (or high school diploma with 4 years of manufacturing quali experience).
• Must be a US Citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance

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Desired Characteristics

• 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
• Experience and familiarity with the GE Aerospace Significant Process Substantiation (SPS) Process
• Experience with supporting APQP Implementation and Execution as well as ownership of APQP Quality owned Deliverables.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.