Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Airfoils

Summary GE Vernova Gas Power engineers cleaner, more accessible energy that people depend on, powering growth and prosperity for people everywhere. Our leading technologies produce a third of the world's electricity thanks to our talented people, who make gas work for our customers, stakeholders and the world.

Through relentless innovation and continuous partnership with our customers, we are building the energy technologies of the future and providing the cleaner, more efficient power people depend on today.

The role will work in full alignment and close collaboration with internal stakeholders including sourcing, engineering, manufacturing and project management to enable project execution excellence. The scope of activities includes supplier product qualification, audit, surveillance, quality issue resolution and root cause investigation.

• driving quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation
• collaborating with Engineering and Sourcing to select and approve suppliers through approval and qualification processes
• owning supplier assessments, part/process qualification supplier results
• driving improvements utilizing supplier scorecards.
• owning ongoing supplier audits, and supplier monitoring ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed.
• 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.

• Be the primary interface between critical suppliers & engineering requirements
• Manage supplier quality, supplier performance, including formal Supplier Quality Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) as appropriate
• Set qualification- surveillance strategy
• Manage new supplier identification & development
• Manage new Technology introduction & qualification
• Lead supplier quality reviews
• Be the Primary Tech support for Sourcing/Manufacturing/Engineering
• Lead effort to reduce COQ and product DPMO
• Perform and lead Customer witness / inspection meetings at suppliers
• Be the other SQE's mentor
• Develop & Conduct SQE training
• Lead supplier critical RCAs or support other business SQEs leading them
• Issue technical data to support Sourcing for critical Vendor Recovery and support the business SQEs
• Execute surveillance audits as per agreed plan
• Identify and Lead Process Capability initiatives
• Monitor Supplier scorecards - Quality Section and ensure accuracy
• Be accountable for functional, business, and broad company Supplier Quality objectives
• Drive Supplier Quality initiatives to continually improve SQE team effectiveness
• Drive root cause identification for Cost of Failure and defect rate for suppliers in your scope
• Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, product line, and commercial teams to eliminate any barriers that may affect the quality and delivery of sourced components
• Be an advocate for standard work within the team
• Be a Lean advocate
• Drive qualification simplification: reduce requirements based on experience, part family quals, etc
• Support meetings with customer at GE factory or at supplier premises to discuss specific technical challenges
• Participate in Design Reviews to optimize manufacturability of new designs
• Lead "special" projects for the commodity: CMM point reduction, net shape on forgings, etc

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical / Electrical with minimum 15+ years of experience in Sourcing/Engineering/Manufacturing experience preferably in Supplier Quality or equivalent experience
• Forging and/or machining process expertise
• Metallurgical expertise
• Familiar with Airfoils manufacturing process (milling, shot peening, CMM)
• Experience with supplier qualification, development, manufacturing assessment, and surveillance
• Product line expertise of 10+ years with a technology/engineering background
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, teamwork, networking skills, collaboration & conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated project management skills to establish strategic goals and to prioritize, plan, delegate & evaluate deliverables
• Process improvement experience, knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies & in-depth understanding of related processes
• RCA Leader certified
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills with the ability to develop & implement complex influencing & negotiating strategies
• Ability to influence and enroll by making recommendations for appropriate action at all levels of the company
• Strong verbal, written, communication and presentation skills with the ability to speak and write clearly & convincingly in English, tailoring communication methods to customer's requirements
• Ability to respond / react with appropriate urgency / professionalism & make decisions under pressure / stress
• Change agent with energy, passion & enthusiasm to drive change
• Strong business acumen; uses financial analysis to make important business decisions & understands key financial metrics

• Ability to articulate the company's business vision & key business objectives, understands business trends & cycles
• Ability to make decisions under pressure and take ownership for assigned projects and programs

• Technical aptitude
• Communications & Teamwork Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Business / Commodity expertise
• English fluency
• Travel as needed, up to 50% o drive strategy, support problem solving at Suppliers