Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Opportunity At GE Vernova

Come and join our powerful, unified force with the energy to change the world. Our mission is BIG. Our transformation is key – bringing the right businesses together to lead the energy transition. Our team is ready. Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation. Select suppliers through qualification processes. Own supplier results, drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards. Own supplier audits, ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

Roles And Responsibilities

Includes both supplier quality assurance and supplier quality development. Includes supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence. SQEs have various levels of differentiation which are related to level of technical understanding of engineering drawings and ability to manage vendors. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a discipline and analytical thinking to execute policy/strategy. Basic knowledge of related job disciplines. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues. Uses some judgment and has the ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated, day-to-day problems. Has ability to prioritize information for data analysis. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions. New supplier evaluation/onboarding - rigorously execute the supplier evaluation process, including quality & compliance audits/assessments to ensure that only appropriately qualified suppliers are taken through the process. Work with sourcing/commodity team to meet business objectives of new supplier addition. Conduct surveillance audits to assure that suppliers have effective process control, rigorous product acceptance standards, and robust quality systems. Own SRG (Supplier Responsibility Guidelines) metrics for the assigned suppliers and conduct SRG audits per the region audit plan. Manage supplier non-conformance and Supplier Deviation Request (SDR) activities. Owner of process and 1st technical interface with supplier and engineering. Perform robust root cause analysis to solve quality issues and prevent reoccurrence. Be the technical focal point in coordinating sourcing, design engineering & materials engineering functions while interfacing with suppliers. Drive consistency and adherence to quality procedures and specification requirements. Provide technical guidance to suppliers to assure compliance with engineering drawings and specifications. Work closely with commercial, engineering and manufacturing teams to eliminate any barriers that may affect the quality and delivery of sourced components. Provide sourcing quality input to engineering/projects reviews. Supplier criticality assessment, maintain supplier score card and provide input to EPP for equipment procurement. Provide input to TTA. Participate in meeting with suppliers to discuss and agree on quality requirements. Organizing and leading the kick-off meeting with the suppliers within the stipulated time of the PO placement. Organizing/performing inspections at suppliers and ensuring the product quality compliance.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (technical degree) - in mechanical or metallurgical engineering / advanced technical degree. Minimum 5-6 years industry experience in quality / manufacturing / supplier development functions having hands-on experience in the manufacturing process and part complexities. Minimum 3 years of experience in supply chain, supplier quality. Demonstrated technical aptitude and a passion for quality. Strong background in interpretation of engineering drawings/specifications, metrology and manufacturing process planning/evaluation. Must understand GD&T and be able to lead technical design and manufacturing reviews with suppliers. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work in cross-functional team environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Project management skills. Experience with TRS (technical regulations and standards). Experience with manufacturing / working knowledge of the power plant parts. Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally at short notice.

Desired Characteristics

CWI / CSWIP welding certification. ASNT level II certification in NDT, prefer level III certificate / internal GE certification program. Well versed with the industry technical standards and codes such as from ASTM, ASME, AWS, EN, etc. ISO leader auditor certified by 3rd party registrar or accepted internal GE training/certification program. Certified RCA leader or other proven expertise with formal problem solving (Kepner Tregoe, 8D, Apollo, etc). Experience in power generation equipment manufacturing. Demonstrated proactive approach and issue ownership with process orientation.

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