Product Quality Engineer - Investment Castings

Job Description Summary

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

The Product Quality Engineer for Aerospace Investment Casting manufacturing process will drive product qualifications and quality improvements for key performance indicators (KPIs) of suppliers within the Investment Casting supply chain including quality plan implementation.

The PQE, will own supplier First Article Inspection results and drive supplier compliance to Source Substantiation Plans or design intent verification. Provide supplier product release direction when part approval cycles are not complete while also being the internal quality focal for those parts. Collaborate with Supplier Quality, Supplier Quality Operations and New Product Introduction / Management of Change teams as required- this collaboration may include onsite visitation.

In this role, you will also understand how the team integrates with other teams outside of Quality to meet short term and long term the business objectives. Demonstrate an 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.

• Role is responsible for supplier processes, from initial qualification, maintenance, and necessary improvement driven by business quality needs.

• Product Quality Engineer will have a technical understanding of engineering drawings and will have the ability to manage suppliers and/or quality projects related projects.

• Develop in-depth knowledge of a discipline. Use prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy/strategy.

• Communication with direct colleagues and the business on the status of First Article Inspection and Source Substantiation Plans.

• Provide onsite support at suppliers, as needed (
  approximately 15% travel )

• Collaboration with other Engineering, Quality, and Sourcing functions to ensure joint success

• Impacts projects, processes, and procedures in own field. The role operates with some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Activities require professional judgment but may require more senior levels of guidance.

• Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems. Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on specific topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with 4 years’ experience in Engineering, Materials Science or Quality related roles)

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Engineering, Materials Science or Quality related roles

• Degree in Engineering or Materials Science preferred

• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing or supplier quality.

• Strong communication skills. Demonstrated ability…