Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

GE-Vernova-; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Prescription drug coverage

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability benefits

Life insurance

12 paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova in Wilmington, NC seeks a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer to oversee supplier quality for procured services, materials, and products in the nuclear business. You will develop qualification requirements, drive supplier improvements, and own audit programs.

The role is on-site with relocation to Wilmington, NC. Travel up to 20% and collaboration across sourcing, manufacturing, and engineering to ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and ISO 9000.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in quality/engineering or related field.
• Or an Associate degree with 10+ years of experience.
• Ability to travel up to 20% to GEV sites and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Perform supplier qualification and quality control for procurement.
• Provide technical guidance to global supplier base for compliance with requirements.
• Develop inspection, verification, qualification plans and tests to ensure quality.
• Investigate nonconforming products and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Sourcing, manufacturing and engineering to remove roadblocks to quality.
• Write and review quality documents and procedures.

Skills

Quality engineering

Supplier audits

Root cause analysis

Lean

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

Tools

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Lead Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for the quality of procured services, materials, and products in the nuclear business. In this role you will develop requirements and plans for supplier qualifications, drive quality for assigned suppliers, own supplier results, and drive quality plan implementation and supplier improvements. In addition, you will own supplier audits, ensure compliance, and drive improvement plans where needed. The SQE also investigates and analyzes nonconforming products to determine root cause and execute corrective actions within the supply base.

Job Description

This position is On-Site and will require relocation to Wilmington, NC

Roles and Responsibilities

• Perform Supplier Quality Engineer activities focusing on supplier approval, supplier qualification and quality control of the procurement activities.
• Provide technical guidance to a global supplier base to assure product and process compliance with regulatory requirements and engineering drawings and specifications.
• Development of inspection, verification, qualification plans, in addition to tests and processes to assure products and services meet the quality requirements.
• Work proactively with suppliers to resolve quality concerns applying technical and quality expertise to avoid reoccurrences of quality issues.
• Investigate and analyze nonconforming products to determine root cause and execute corrective actions within the supply base.
• Work closely with Sourcing, business teams, manufacturing, and engineering to eliminate roadblocks and communication barriers that may affect quality requirements.
• Implement changes to improve processes and product quality, optimize production of quality at the source, and eliminate failures/losses.
• Encourage excellence in compliance, customer service, safety, quality and productivity. Drive team and process continuous improvement through Lean.
• Write and review technical quality documents, plans and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• 5 years of professional experience in quality, engineering, nuclear operations, manufacturing, sourcing or equivalent discipline
• OR Associate Degree from an accredited college, with 10 years of professional experience in quality, engineering, nuclear operations, manufacturing, sourcing or equivalent discipline.

Eligibility Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel to GEV sites and suppliers up to 20% of the time as required

Desired Characteristics

• Engineering or other technical degree; Master’s Degree in business / engineering
• Experience working within a nuclear QA program in Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Engineering, Operations or Sourcing activities.
• Demonstrated familiarity with, 10CFR50 Appendix B or ISO-9000 requirements
• Knowledge of quality and sourcing disciplines, including supplier development / management, quality systems.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude in supplier quality, design engineering or manufacturing engineering role.
• Experience with electrical/electronic equipment procurement / quality requirements.
• Experience working with customers, regulators and suppliers
• Product quality experience in a high technology and/or highly regulated industry
• Previous or current Lead Auditor certification
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Ability to communicate & collaborate effectively at all levels; strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Suite and Oracle Enterprise Resources Planning System (ERP) systems.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification. Experience implementing and sustaining continuous improvement through Lean tools, including KPI/metrics to drive improvement.
• GE Program graduate, e.g., EEDP, OMLP, FEP (GE employees only).

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova 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 Vernova 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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $94,600.00 and $157,700.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on August 17, 2026.

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, "GE Vernova") sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.