Lead Quality Engineer

GE Aerospace; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan with company matching

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace—Asheville CMC seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to oversee product quality reviews and ensure compliance with GE Aerospace quality systems. You will lead cross-functional teams, establish inspection plans, and drive zero-defect launches in a high-stakes manufacturing environment.

Role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent manufacturing experience, plus at least 3 years in manufacturing or a GE Leadership Program graduate. Comprehensive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• Minimum of 3 years manufacturing experience or GE Leadership Program graduate in lieu of experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products and services meet quality standards and manufacturing processes are capable and qualified.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and apply it to policy/strategy.
• Understand key business drivers and how team work integrates with others to achieve goals.
• Offer judgment and propose solutions outside set parameters with guidance.
• Provide informal guidance to new team members and lead problem solving on the shop floor.
• Lead quality improvements using FLIGHT DECK and establish inspection plans for CMC hardware.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure zero-defect launches aligned with Zero-Defect initiative.
• Protect SQDC with emphasis on Safety and Quality on the shop floor.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Job Description Summary
Since joining the GE Aerospace Asheville campus in 2014, our Ceramic Matrix Composites(CMC) facility has grown into a 170,000-square-foot center of innovation, growth, and collaboration. With nearly 600 employees, the site produces critical advanced components for GE Aerospace’s commercial and military engine programs, helping shape the future of flight.

Job Description Summary
Since joining the GE Aerospace Asheville campus in 2014, our Ceramic Matrix Composites(CMC) facility has grown into a 170,000-square-foot center of innovation, growth, and collaboration. With nearly 600 employees, the site produces critical advanced components for GE Aerospace’s commercial and military engine programs, helping shape the future of flight.

At Asheville CMC, we believe our success starts with our people. We’re committed to building a workplace grounded in a strong safety culture, respect for individuals and communities, and opportunities for employees to grow through world-class training and career development. Guided by a culture of compliance, integrity, and trust, our teams are empowered to lead, contribute, and make a meaningful impact every day.
The Lead Quality Engineer is responsible for product quality review associated with the CMC manufacturing process and GE Aerospace quality system requirements. Ensures that projects and products are capable and will meet specified standards. Demonstrates leadership by communicating business goals and processes effectively. Creates strategies that further the sites quality priorities and improvements.

Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure that products and services perform according to quality standards and that manufacturing processes are capable and qualified.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
• 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.
• Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
• A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent. Provides informal guidance to new team members
• Leverage FLIGHT DECK to lead problem solving and process improvement initiatives.
• Establish inspection and control plans for conformance of CMC hardware, using statistics to analyze capability
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure zero-defect launches aligned to the Zero-Defect initiative.
• Provide strong shop-floor quality leadership to protect SQDC, with primary emphasis on Safety and Quality.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing experience)
• Minimum of 3 year experience in manufacturing or GE Leadership Program Graduate in lieu of experience

Desired Characteristics

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

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 offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes