This is a senior technical leadership position at the heart of a low-volume, high-complexity manufacturing environment where bespoke engineering and exacting safety-critical standards define everything we do.
As Lead Quality Assurance Engineer, you will serve as the primary technical authority for manufacturing quality within the RMR Quality team. This is not a process-administration role, you will provide hands-on operational leadership on the shop floor, drive the transition from reactive issue management to proactive defect prevention, and hold firm accountability for the quality integrity of high-value, bespoke equipment.
You will be the operational anchor for the Quality function — the person who determines when our processes are truly production-ready, and who sets the standard for technical rigour across Manufacturing, Engineering, and Project Management.
If you are an experienced quality leader ready for genuine technical ownership in a mission-critical engineering environment, we want to hear from you.Job Description
Operational Quality Leadership
- Direct daily Quality Engineering and inspection activities, aligning resource prioritisation with manufacturing schedules, customer commitments, and safety-critical compliance requirements
- Act as the primary operational authority for the Quality function, interfacing directly with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Project Management to resolve technical bottlenecks
- Lead daily operational reviews, monitor workload and technical risk, and ensure clear escalation of issues that threaten quality integrity
Quality Engineering & Non-Conformance Management
- Provide hands-on leadership for NCR management, ensuring all investigations, dispositions, and corrective actions are technically sound and fully supported by empirical evidence
- Lead high-stakes root cause investigations for complex product failures, driving permanent, systemic preventive actions rather than temporary containment measures
- Enforce strict accountability for CAPA effectiveness across all functional owners, eliminating repeat defects through process-based solutions
Quality Performance & Continuous Improvement
- Manage operational performance through advanced trend analysis (Pareto, defect rates, Cost of Poor Quality), translating data into targeted improvement initiatives
- Champion the development and maintenance of manufacturing Control Plans and PFMEAs, working with Engineering to improve process capability and reduce variability across complex production lines
- Facilitate structured improvement projects using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies to enhance quality systems, inspection efficiency, and digital process controls
Quality Governance & Cross-Functional Alignment
- Ensure full compliance with ISO/AS9100 standards and customer specifications, maintaining the integrity of all quality records, inspection evidence, and non-conformance documentation
- Lead operational preparation for internal, customer, and regulatory audits, ensuring follow-up actions are closed with technical rigour
- Maintain clear functional boundaries, ensuring the Quality team provides expert assurance and technical support without diluting the accountability of Manufacturing and Engineering
What You Will Bring
Essential
- Proven technical leadership in a complex, highly regulated manufacturing environment — aerospace, defence, power generation, or a comparable bespoke engineering sector
- Deep expertise in NCR management, structured root cause analysis (8D, Ishikawa), and CAPA effectiveness verification
- Practical experience applying PFMEA, Control Plans, and APQP including PPAP
- Strong technical literacy: ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, tolerances, GD&T, and detailed technical specifications
- Demonstrated experience using SAP and digital QMS systems for quality data management and reporting
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills — able to translate complex technical quality issues into clear, actionable language for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Proven ability to coach, develop and upskill quality and production teams, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and quality ownership at every level
- Strong MS PowerPoint and Excel skills for analysis, reporting and presenting quality performance data to senior stakeholders
- Sole British citizenship (UK passport holder) with the ability to obtain and maintain SC-level security clearance.
Desirable
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher, with a demonstrable track record of measurable process improvements
- Experience in high-complexity sectors such as rotating electrical machines or heavy engineering
- Experience leading customer-facing inspections, audits, and formal product documentation (e.g., AS9102 First Article Inspection)
- Familiarity with statistical process capability analysis (Cpk/Ppk) in manufacturing environments
What We Offer At GE Vernova, we invest in your long-term success and wellbeing through a comprehensive and flexible benefits package.
Our Total Reward package includes:
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-related bonus
- Flexible pension with 10% employer contribution
- Employer-funded private health insurance
- Income protection and life assurance
- 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
Through our Flex Choice programme, you can also access:
- Annual leave buying and selling
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Financial planning services
- Critical illness insurance and personal accident cover
- Dental cover and travel insurance
- The option to add family members to a private healthcare scheme
Why GE Vernova, Rugby? GE Vernova delivers the critical electrification systems that power the world. Our Rugby operation sits at the centre of this mission — producing some of the most technically demanding equipment in defence, aerospace, and industrial power.
This is an environment where engineering judgement is valued, technical authority is respected, and the work you do directly underpins systems that matter. You will not simply follow existing processes — you will define, challenge, and improve them
Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No
Skills Required
- Proven technical leadership in a complex, highly regulated manufacturing environment such as aerospace, defence, power generation, or bespoke engineering
- Deep expertise in NCR management, structured root-cause analysis using 8D and Ishikawa, and CAPA effectiveness verification
- Practical experience applying PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, and PPAP
- Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, tolerances, GD&T, and detailed technical specifications
- Experience using SAP and digital QMS systems for quality data management and reporting
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience coaching, developing, and upskilling quality and production teams
- Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Sole British citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain SC-level security clearance
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher with measurable process improvement experience
- Experience in rotating electrical machines or heavy engineering
- Experience leading customer-facing inspections, audits, and formal product documentation such as AS9102 First Article Inspection
- Familiarity with statistical process capability analysis including Cpk and Ppk
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.
GE Vernova Insights
What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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