Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Description SummaryUnison, a GE Aerospace company, is the leading provider of differentiated engine controls, accessories, and performance monitoring solutions in the Aerospace, Defense & Space segments. Serving both original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers, Unison designs, manufactures and supplies the most advanced components and systems in the world.
The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) is responsible for managing and improving the quality of materials, components, and processes provided by an assigned supplier base. This role partners closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance to company, customer, and regulatory requirements through qualification, surveillance, audits, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. The SQE develops and maintains quality processes that ensure supplied product and related projects are capable and consistently meet specified standards.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Own quality assurance and control for an assigned supply chain, customers, products, and/or process areas, including:

• Supplier qualification and selection.  Evaluate suppliers’ quality systems, manufacturing capability, and performance.  Participate in supplier selection and sourcing decisions; provide recommendations and risk assessments.
• Supplier quality assurance and compliance. Develop, implement, and sustain supplier quality assurance processes and procedures. Ensure supplier compliance to applicable requirements, including engineering drawings, specifications, work instructions, and other technical documentation. Review supplier technical/quality documentation and serve as an approval authority where required.
• Audit and assessment.  Plan and conduct supplier audits and process assessments. Identify gaps and partner with suppliers to implement corrective actions and verify effectiveness.
• Nonconformance and problem resolution. Lead investigations into supplier nonconformances, escapes, and material/process issues. Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) with suppliers and internal teams.
• Performance monitoring and reporting. Monitor supplier performance using KPIs/metrics (e.g., quality, delivery, escape rate, responsiveness). Provide routine reporting and executive-ready summaries on supplier quality health, risk, and improvement plans.
• Continuous improvement. Drive supplier improvement plans to reduce defects, variation, rework, and total cost. Support application of Lean principles and best practices within supplier processes.
• Cross-functional collaboration. Partner with Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing/Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure supplier quality aligns with program and business requirements. Facilitate timely communication between suppliers and internal teams to support business needs.
• Leadership and autonomy. Serve as a resource/mentor for less experienced colleagues; may lead small projects with limited risk and scope. Operate with some autonomy within established functional practices and policies; may adapt procedures to achieve required outcomes (quality, timeliness, volume). Apply sound judgment and analytical thinking to resolve day-to-day issues and recommend solutions outside set parameters when needed.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university plus a minimum of 3 years of supplier quality, quality engineering, or ownership of quality assurance/control for supply chain and product/process areas., OR;

A High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 7 years of supplier quality, quality engineering, or ownership of quality assurance/control for supply chain and product/process areas.

Desired Characteristics & Experience

• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective action (CAPA) methodologies
• Supplier quality management experience (aerospace or manufacturing preferred)
• Ability to travel to supplier locations as business needs require
• Humble (respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn); Transparent (shares critical information, speaks with candor); Focused (quick learner, prioritizes, committed)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of QMS and standards (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100); familiarity with Lean principles and practices

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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)).

Additional Information

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.