Lead Supplier Quality Engineer – Generator

GE Vernova • Schenectady, NY

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About The Position

The Lead Supplier Quality Engineer drives quality for assigned suppliers, including implementing quality plans, selecting suppliers through qualification processes, owning supplier results, and driving improvements using supplier scorecards. The role owns supplier audits, ensures compliance, and establishes improvement plans when needed. It applies best practices and understands how supplier quality integrates with other areas, as well as competitive factors in the market.

The position manages supplier development initiatives to help key suppliers achieve quality assurance, optimum quality, and industrial standards of excellence in generator manufacturing, with specialized product expertise in turbo generators. It leads functional teams and projects, communicates complex concepts, and guides stakeholders toward new perspectives and innovative solutions. The role advises management and supports high-impact decisions, using evaluative judgment and multiple information sources to develop actionable recommendations for complex, out-of-parameter problems. It partners across functions and regions on continuous improvement, quality assessment, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation. Travel of over 40% of the time is expected.

The position offers an annual base pay range of $94,600 to $157,700, with eligibility for a 10% performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity and discretionary annual bonus eligibility. Geographic salary differentials may apply. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource, and the Employee Assistance Program; retirement savings and company contributions; tuition and adoption assistance; paid parental leave; disability and life insurance; 12 paid holidays; and permissive time off. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of significant experience in Engineering, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing.
• Strong technical knowledge of generators, with specialized product expertise in turbo generators.
• Working knowledge of quality frameworks, risk assessment, root cause analysis, qualification processes, commodity assessment, and non-conformance management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to understand and improve complex processes in a cross-functional, global environment.
• Financial acumen, including knowledge of pricing, costing, and product accounting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and drive regional counterparts while maintaining a customer-focused approach.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems, document, plan, market, and execute programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality for assigned suppliers and implement supplier quality plans.
• Select suppliers through qualification processes.
• Own supplier results and drive improvements using supplier scorecards.
• Own supplier audits, ensure compliance, and drive improvement plans where needed.
• Manage supplier development initiatives to help key suppliers achieve quality assurance, optimum quality, and industrial standards of excellence in generator manufacturing.
• Lead functional teams and projects, communicate complex concepts, and guide stakeholders toward innovative solutions.
• Advise management and support high-impact decision-making using evaluative judgment.
• Assess information from multiple internal and external sources, ask pertinent questions, and develop actionable recommendations for complex, out-of-parameter problems.
• Partner across functions and regions to drive continuous improvement, quality assessment, root cause analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Travel more than 40% of the time.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Access to a Health Coach and a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, including a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity, company matching contributions, and company retirement contributions
• 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
• Performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior