Lead Supplier Quality Engineer - Materials (Metallic Powder & Ingot)

Energy Consulting group; Loves Park (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent aerospace company is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to lead quality improvements for suppliers. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of four years of experience in aerospace quality. Key responsibilities include driving quality assurance, supplier audits, and ensuring compliance with industrial standards. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

Tuition assistance and adoption assistance.

Disability insurance and life insurance provided.

Paid parental leave and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years aerospace quality, composite manufacturing operations, and/or aerospace supply chain experience required.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to document and execute programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive supplier quality improvement and quality plan implementation.
• Conduct supplier audits and ensure compliance.
• Lead supplier qualifications and action plans.

Skills

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

Supplier Quality Engineer for Aerospace Forgings and Metal Powder & Additive Powder Manufacturing Process. This role is for people with a solid foundation in the Alloy Powder Manufacturing and Forgings processes, who can apply that knowledge to lead supplier quality improvement. In this role, you will drive GE Aerospace quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation. Select suppliers through qualification processes and lead in the qualification of processes at select suppliers. Own supplier results, drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards. Own supplier audits, ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed. One must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish their own work, as well as have an in-depth understanding of how the work of their team integrates with other teams and contributes to GE Aerospace, as a business.

Job Description

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.
• Jobs at this level function with some autonomy but are subject to functional practices and precedents or are covered by well-defined policies or review of end results. The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Engineering from an accredited university or college with a minimum of 4 years of aerospace quality, composite manufacturing operations, and/or aerospace supply chain experience.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
  

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.

Additional Job Description

Additional Information

Compensation Grade

LPB1

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities 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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No