Global Process Digital Authority - Quality Systems

GE Vernova•Greenville, NC

About The Position

Define and own the global functional standard for quality digital applications across all manufacturing methods, bridging the gap between digital systems and the Built-in Quality (BiQ) operating framework. As the Global Process Digital Authority (GPDA) for quality applications, translate BiQ disciplines into functional requirements, partner with IT on application selection and design, and drive adoption and adherence across assembly and lean line sites through a structured Local Process Digital Authority (LPDA) network. This role works in close partnership with the process quality engineering team (who own the BiQ methodology and quality engineering content) to ensure digital tools accurately reflect and reinforce global quality standards at the frontline.

Requirements

7+ years in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or operations in a discrete or complex assembly environment, with direct accountability for quality process standards or digital tool deployment.
Working knowledge of Built-in Quality (BiQ) disciplines or equivalent quality operating systems: control plans, PFMEA, SPC, layered process audits, stop-work, and structured problem-solving (4D/8D or equivalent).
Proven ability to define global process or quality standards and drive adoption across multi-site manufacturing networks.
Experience translating quality or manufacturing process requirements into functional specifications for IT or digital teams; comfortable operating at the business-IT boundary.
Strong influencing and facilitation skills; able to build consensus across site teams with varying levels of digital and quality maturity.
Direct shop floor experience: process walks, standard work documentation, and frontline engagement are core to how this role operates.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with quality management systems (QMS) and digital quality applications in a manufacturing context (e.g., eQMS, SPC platforms, digital audit tools, corrective action tracking systems).
Experience building and enabling site-level quality SME or champion networks in a global manufacturing organization.
Background in lean manufacturing; understands how BiQ disciplines and digital tools complement each other within a lean operating system.
Exposure to ERP and MES integration requirements from a quality data perspective; work order traceability, non-conformance workflows, and quality data handoffs.
Comfortable with ambiguity and early-stage problem definition; able to operate in a startup-style team within a large enterprise.

Responsibilities

Global Standard Definition & GPDA Authority Serve as the Global Process Digital Authority (GPDA) for quality digital applications across assembly and lean line manufacturing: define the global functional standard for how BiQ disciplines are embedded in digital tools and own the standard update process.
Establish and maintain the global-to-local standard model: global quality digital standards are non-negotiable; site-specific adaptations require GPDA approval; deviations that affect integration, data integrity, or quality traceability require sign-off before implementation.
Partner with the process quality team to ensure digital standards accurately reflect BiQ methodology and quality engineering content; this role owns the digital layer, quality engineering owns the technical content.
Exercise authority to pause deployment of any quality application where process standards or master data are not stable enough to support reliable quality execution.
BiQ Digital Framework & IT Partnership Translate BiQ disciplines into clear functional requirements for digital systems: how Layered Process Reviews (LPR) are structured and tracked, how change-point control triggers PFMEA and control plan updates, how pre-flight checklists are enforced at the right step, and how read-across is standardized so fixes and learnings propagate network-wide.
Lead early-stage requirement refinement for quality digital initiatives, giving IT sufficient business and BiQ context to evaluate and recommend application solutions.
Co-own business sign-off on application selection, solution design, and path forward with IT; validate that proposed solutions accurately reflect BiQ global standards before configuration begins.
Partner with IT through design and configuration phases to ensure solutions remain aligned to the functional standard; own business acceptance criteria and sign-off at key program milestones.
Coordinate with the Global Master Data Governance & Analytics Manager to confirm all quality data fields, control plan attributes, and defect reporting align to global MDM mapping standards before go-live.
Digital Quality Enablement Own the digital standard that connects detection to response: defect trends to 4D/8D workflows, SPC alerts to containment actions, stop-work events to corrective action traceability, ensuring the full loop is standardized and governed globally.
Ensure digital change-point control standards enforce the right risk reviews (PFMEA updates, control plan changes, training readiness) whenever process, material, method, or machine changes occur.
Partner with process quality engineering to validate that digital workflows enforce the right quality checks at the right time, and that closed-loop data supports ongoing PDCA cycles at the site level.
LPDA Network, Adoption & Continuous Improvement Build and coordinate the quality digital LPDA network across both assembly and lean line sites: define LPDA role expectations, outputs, and governance rhythm to ensure sites implement and sustain the global standard.
Lead a formal Community of Practice (CoP) using BiQ's read-across principle as the operating model -- fixes, learnings, and standard updates propagate through the network structurally, not informally.
Develop functional training materials and job aids aligned to the global standard; coach site teams and LPDAs to execute consistently across manufacturing methods.
Monitor frontline adoption metrics for quality digital tools; serve as the primary escalation point when sites diverge from standard and drive corrective action to resolution.
Feed deployment lessons learned back into the global standard library after each site or wave; ensure each deployment makes the next one faster and more effective.

Benefits

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
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