Lead Quality Engineer
About The Position
Unison, a GE Aerospace company, is a provider of engine controls, accessories, and performance monitoring solutions for the Aerospace, Defense & Space segments. The Lead Quality Engineer drives product and process quality within manufacturing operations, focusing on reducing Cost of Poor Quality, preventing and resolving customer disruptions, and meeting aerospace regulatory and customer requirements. The role partners with manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and customer teams to improve process capability, contain escapes, and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions. The position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Employment is contingent on proving U.S. Person status as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or person granted asylee or refugee status. Applicants must also be legally authorized to work in the United States. An offer is conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable; employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing, engineering, or quality discipline; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least 7 years of experience in one of those disciplines.
- 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.
- Must be able to prove U.S. Person status for access to U.S. export-controlled information.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Lead initiatives to reduce Cost of Poor Quality, including scrap, rework, repair, escapes, and warranty-related losses.
- Investigate internal and external quality issues using structured problem-solving methods and drive effective corrective actions.
- Develop and maintain containment plans to minimize customer disruptions and ensure timely response to quality events.
- Monitor production quality performance using metrics such as defect rates, yield, escapes, MRB, rework, and customer complaints.
- Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace regulations, industry standards, customer requirements, and internal quality procedures.
- Support audits, regulatory inspections, and customer reviews, and ensure timely closure of findings.
- Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to improve process controls, inspection methods, and error-proofing.
- Review nonconformances, support root cause analysis, and disposition issues in alignment with regulatory and customer requirements.
- Drive process validation, control plans, PFMEA updates, and quality risk assessments for production processes.
- Support supplier quality and incoming quality activities when production issues are linked to external sources.
- Promote continuous improvement, compliance, and proactive risk identification across the shop floor.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Health Coach access
- Employee Assistance Program with confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
- 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- Fidelity resources and planning consultants
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off for vacation or illness
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
