Advanced Quality Engineer - NPI & Process Excellence

GE Appliances, a Haier company; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer (Cooking) to lead quality initiatives for new parts, equipment, and NPI across U.S.-based sites. The AQE provides technical leadership in manufacturing quality and applies analytical insights to drive process capability and overall quality improvements.

The role primarily supports plant operations in LaFayette, GA, with travel to supplier and manufacturing sites for planning meetings, runoffs, and production trials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in quality engineering, preferably in the appliance industry.
• Leadership and effective communication in defining, designing, implementing and troubleshooting manufacturing processes.
• Self-starter and influencer – metric driven and able to work with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent project tracking and detailed planning skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Experience interpreting data to solve manufacturing problems.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead all new equipment qualification activities within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Serve as the process quality expert for assigned equipment, parts, and manufacturing processes.
• Travel to supplier and manufacturing sites for planning meetings, equipment runoffs, and significant production trials.
• Develop and execute robust qualification plans for new equipment in partnership with AME and equipment suppliers.
• Lead gage development for production, including specification, design review, cross-functional communication, and final buyoff.
• Facilitate gage kickoff meetings with cross-functional stakeholders, including AME, plant quality engineers, and design engineers.
• Use metrology tools (CMM, 3D scanning, hand gages) to measure, analyze, and validate parts.
• Lead PFMEA activities to identify risks and ensure mitigation before launches.
• Partner with teams to implement new parts, products, and processes that are sustainable after launch.
• Qualify in-house equipment for production use.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project tracking

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt

Tools

CMM

3D scanning

PolyWorks

Vision systems (Cognex/Keyence)

Metrology systems

Job description

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is seeking an Advanced Quality Engineer (Cooking) to lead quality initiatives for new parts, equipment, and NPI across U.S.-based sites. The AQE provides technical leadership in manufacturing quality and applies analytical insights to drive process capability and overall quality improvements.

The role primarily supports plant operations in LaFayette, GA, with travel to supplier and manufacturing sites for planning meetings, runoffs, and production trials.