Staff Engineer – Supplier Integration Leader – Next Generation Products

GE Aerospace; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance not provided

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Supplier Integration Leader in Cincinnati, OH, to drive cross-functional integration across design engineering, quality, and supply chain. The role focuses on improving supplier performance, hardware flow, and product quality for next generation products, while mentoring teams and resolving critical issues to accelerate delivery.

The successful candidate will lead design-informed quality improvements, align engineering and supplier process development, and manage APQP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in mechanical design or related engineering role.
• Security clearance requirement and US Citizenship.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional efforts to improve supplier performance and enable hardware delivery.
• Drive proactive quality strategies through design improvements and APQP execution.
• Eliminate nonconformances via root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Mentor and coach engineers on supplier collaboration and defect reduction.
• Influence decisions and build alignment across functions in a matrixed environment.
• Travel as needed to support suppliers and partner teams on site.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

APQP implementation

Root-cause analysis

Mentoring engineers

Strong communication

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor's or higher)

Tools

GE Aerospace QMS

Program management tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

As Supplier Integration Leader you will lead integration across Design Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve supplier performance, hardware flow, and product quality for Next Generation Products (NGP). The Supplier Integration Leader drives design-informed quality improvements, strengthens alignment between engineering and supplier process development, and helps resolve critical hardware issues to enable delivery. This person serves as a technical leader, cross-functional integrator, and mentor, helping the team reduce defects, improve first-time yield, and accelerate execution across the module.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional efforts across design, quality, supply chain, and product line teams to improve supplier performance, and enable hardware delivery
• Drive proactive quality strategies for critical hardware and suppliers through design improvements, process problem solving, and APQP execution
• Partner with Supply Chain and Supplier Quality Engineering to eliminate nonconformances through root cause analysis and corrective action
• Mentor and coach engineers on supplier collaboration, defect reduction, and APQP implementation
• Influence decisions and build alignment across functions and organizational levels in a highly matrixed environment
• Travel as needed to support suppliers, and partner teams on site

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Engineering from an accredited university
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical design, inclusive of experience delivering hardware as part of a design, manufacturing, or quality engineering organization
• This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold US Government Security Clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering from an accredited university
• Possess a current US Government Security Clearance.
• Experience supporting advanced propulsion or next-generation aerospace programs
• Experience mentoring or coaching engineers
• Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Experience leading programs, projects, or cross-functional initiatives
• Project management and execution skills
• Deep understanding of the GE Aerospace Quality Management System
• Experience across all phases of APQP
• Team-first mindset with strong ownership, continuous improvement focus, and ability to build trust across stakeholders

#securityclearance

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.
• Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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.