Quality Team Leader - Nacelles & Non-Destructive Evaluation

Quality Team Leader For Nacelles & Non-Destructive Evaluation

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You'll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you'll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world! The Quality Team Leader for Nacelles & Non-Destructive Evaluation will lead a team of quality and technology experts to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) key performance indicators (KPI). The leader focus will be on nacelles and composites supply chain and sub-tier suppliers that process and non-destructively evaluate product for GE Aerospace. This individual will own quality for nacelle & composite suppliers, including quality plan implementation, part and process qualification quality direction, and provide insights into supplier improvements, as a voice of customer. Own commodity supplier results, drive key performance indicator (KPI) improvements utilizing supplier scorecard and process data. Lead improvement plans for KPI advancement and towards the establishment of safety and quality partnership with GE Aerospace suppliers. Works with senior quality leadership to understand and overcome internal and external business challenges; advising and pioneering best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may influence work scope, standards, load reduction, and growth.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Team for Nacelles and Composites Non-destructive evaluation
• Lead a team of diverse, global Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs) to drive safety and quality improvements towards business level KPIs
• Leader must demonstrate sufficient engineering knowledge in the processes, to engage with the team and be a technical negotiator drive / broker solutions with multiple parties (shops, materials engineers, design, sourcing, operations, etc.) drive changes to systemic items and clear roadblocks
• Leads the team growth through the development and learning opportunities chosen for the team, seeking diverse challenges, and optimizing read across of team generated solutions
• Actively demonstrates active listening instead of multi-tasking
• Utilize digital tools, standard work, and free people up to think critically and engage them in projects
• Maintains a supportive role in decision making about important business projects, goals, and subjects regarding the coatings and chemical processing
• Regularly advises senior management in the function and / or in the business regarding quality initiatives, projects, root cause and corrective analysis investigations, and more
• Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality, and timeliness of objectives
• Demonstrates specialized depth and / or breadth of expertise within their nacelles, composites, or non-destructive testing discipline.
• Owns supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence
• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on topics regarding nacelles, composites and non-destructive evaluation
• High levels of evaluative judgment are required to achieve outcomes required
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function
• Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders
• Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations
• Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision
• Work is subject to functional policy objectives
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and / or complexity of both product and processes
• May require strong commercial awareness and is expected to influence the development of strategy within own area, including control of resources and influences policy formulation
• May guide others to consider a different point of view

Travel from 25% to 50% required

Required Qualifications

Desired Characteristics

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. The base pay range for this position is 115,000.00 - 140,000.00. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary / commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on October 24th, 2025.

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)).

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.