Lead Supplier Quality & Development Engineer

GE HealthCare•Waukesha, WI

About The Position

Responsible for leading Supplier Quality & Development activities within the Molecular Imaging & Computed Tomography business segment, supporting supplier selection, development, and monitoring across assigned suppliers and manufacturing sites. The role provides indirect leadership by guiding, coaching, and influencing Supplier Quality Engineers and cross-functional partners to deliver quality, compliance, and business outcomes. It integrates Heartbeat (Lean operating system) principles and uses data analytics and digital tools to support decision-making, improve supplier performance, and standardize execution across the team. The role leads supplier quality strategies supporting business priorities, including new product introductions, product transfers, and sustaining quality improvement. It acts as an escalation leader for complex supplier quality issues, leads root cause investigations, and ensures effective corrective and preventive actions. The position partners with Sourcing, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, and Product Management to deliver quality products with a total-cost mindset. The position embeds Heartbeat principles, including SQDC, visual management, tiered accountability, structured problem-solving, standard work, and transparent performance tracking. It leads the use of data analytics and digital tools such as enterprise dashboards, SQCS, and Smartsheet to monitor supplier performance, identify risks, and provide actionable insights. It also ensures QMS and regulatory execution, supports audits and supplier compliance, and leads process improvement, digitization, simplification, and standardization across Supplier Management processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a technical discipline.
Minimum 3 years of experience in Supplier Quality, Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain.
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data to drive business decisions.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise in Supplier Quality & Development processes, including NPI, supplier qualification, audits, and CAPA.
Experience implementing Lean or Heartbeat operating systems and driving operational excellence.
Advanced proficiency in data analytics tools such as advanced Excel analytics, Power BI, JMP, or equivalent.
Experience in engineering technology areas such as machining, fabrication, plastics/composites, electronics, or computer workstations/servers.
Demonstrated business and financial acumen, with the ability to connect supplier performance to business outcomes.
Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and influence change within a complex, global organization.

Responsibilities

Lead Supplier Quality & Development strategies supporting business priorities, including new product introductions, product transfers, and sustaining quality improvement initiatives.
Provide indirect leadership to the SQE team by setting expectations, standardizing best practices, and coaching less experienced team members.
Support complex supplier quality escalations, lead root cause investigations, and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions.
Drive supplier performance improvements across DPPM, SCAR effectiveness, and NPI/transfer quality readiness.
Partner with Sourcing, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, and Product Management to deliver high-quality products with a total-cost mindset.
Embed Heartbeat principles into Supplier Quality operations, including SQDC, visual management, and tiered accountability.
Lead structured problem-solving using methodologies such as CAPA and A3, and ensure disciplined execution across supplier issues.
Drive operational rigor through standard work, consistent operating rhythms, and transparent performance tracking.
Lead the use of data analytics and digital tools, including enterprise dashboards, SQCS, and Smartsheet, to monitor supplier performance and identify risks.
Develop and standardize analytical approaches for defect trends, rolling DPPM, Pareto analysis, cost of poor quality insights, and early risk identification using leading indicators.
Translate data into actionable insights for operational teams and business leadership.
Ensure execution of QMS and regulatory requirements associated with Supplier Quality & Development, including supplier audits and audit readiness.
Support internal and external audits and ensure supplier compliance with GE HealthCare and regulatory standards.
Drive consistency in supplier qualification, monitoring, and corrective action processes.
Lead and support process improvement initiatives, including digitization and simplification of Supplier Management processes.
Standardize tools, templates, and workflows to improve efficiency, scalability, and cross-site consistency.
Promote Lean principles and a continuous-improvement mindset across the team.
Travel domestically and internationally as required.