Supplier Quality Technical Leader – Mechanical

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks an experienced Supplier Quality leader to act as the primary technical authority for supplier quality across drives, bearings, and fasteners. You will drive performance engineering, validate measurement protocols, and ensure NPI readiness with a data-driven, globally scalable supply base.

You will mentor teams, lead 8D/3L5W problem solving, and implement APQP/PPAP standards while partnering with external suppliers to reduce risk and ensure robust quality at high-precision levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical authority for supplier quality across drive, bearing, and fastener commodities.
• Drive proactive Supplier Performance Engineering and define standard work.
• Validate measurement protocols and govern the technical maturity of the supply base.
• Ensure suppliers can scale with the NPI pipeline.
• Ensure processes are validated, frozen, and digitally integrated into GE Vernova systems.
• Serve as the primary technical gatekeeper for NPI and production readiness.
• Validate design-to-process assumptions and pause or stop NPI gates when Cpk or MSA are not proven.
• Design and implement commodity-specific standard work for APQP, PPAP, and process audits.
• Enforce Frozen Process protocols and control manufacturing, assembly, and inspection parameters.
• Own resolution of systemic non-conformances and ensure rigorous 8D/3L5W problem solving.
• Drive supplier ownership and coach/certify suppliers to lead PFMEA and risk-mitigation efforts.
• Support the SQE team during peak workloads and critical NPI launches.
• Perform hands-on PPAP validations and process audits.
• Provide direct technical execution on high-risk commodities.

Skills

Supplier Quality Engineering

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Root Cause Analysis

Cpk

MSA

SPC

Digital Quality Solutions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent work experience

Tools

GE Vernova Systems

Data-Driven Process Monitoring

Job description

• Serve as the primary technical authority for supplier quality for drive, bearing, and fastener commodities
• Drive proactive Supplier Performance Engineering and define standard work
• Validate measurement protocols and govern the technical maturity of the supply base
• Ensure suppliers can scale with the NPI pipeline
• Ensure processes are validated, frozen, and digitally integrated into GE Vernova systems
• Serve as the primary technical gatekeeper for NPI and production readiness
• Validate design-to-process assumptions and pause or stop NPI gates when Cpk or MSA are not proven
• Design and implement commodity-specific standard work for APQP, PPAP, and process audits
• Enforce Frozen Process protocols and control manufacturing, assembly, and inspection parameters
• Own resolution of systemic non-conformances and ensure rigorous 8D/3L5W problem solving
• Drive supplier ownership and coach/certify suppliers to lead PFMEA and risk-mitigation efforts
• Support the SQE team during peak workloads and critical NPI launches
• Perform hands-on PPAP validations and process audits
• Provide direct technical execution on high-risk commodities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Metallurgical, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Supplier Quality, Process Engineering, or Manufacturing Quality within a high-precision, industrial environment (Wind, Automotive, or Aerospace)
• Deep commodity expertise in Drives, Bearings, or High-Strength Fasteners
• Experience with related special processes, including Heat Treatment, Machining, and Surface Coating
• Mastery of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, and MSA (ANOVA/Type 1)
• Demonstrated experience driving complex Root Cause Analysis using 8D/3L5W
• Ability and willingness to travel globally up to 40%
• Experience implementing digital quality solutions and data-driven process monitoring at external supplier sites
• Ability to mentor SQE teams and coach suppliers through complex maturity transformations

  Core Competencies

  Demonstrates expertise in Supplier Quality Engineering, focusing on commodity-specific processes such as APQP, PPAP, and PFMEA. Proven ability to drive supplier performance and implement digital quality solutions in high-precision industrial environments.

  Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Supplier Quality Engineering
  • APQP
  • PPAP
  • PFMEA
  • Root Cause Analysis

  Hard Skills

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Cpk
  • MSA
  • SPC
  • Heat Treatment
  • Machining
  • Surface Coating
  • Digital Quality Solutions

  Soft Skills

  • Situational Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Coaching
  • Problem Solving
  • Decisiveness

  Industry Keywords

  • Supplier Performance Engineering
  • High-Precision
  • Industrial Environment
  • Drives
  • Bearings
  • High-Strength Fasteners
  • NPI
  • Process Audits
  • 8D
  • 3L5W

  Tools & Technologies

  • GE Vernova Systems
  • Data-Driven Process Monitoring