Lead Supplier Quality Engineer – Generator

GE Vernova • Schenectady, NY

6d • $94,600 - $157,700

About The Position

Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including implementing quality plans, selecting suppliers through qualification processes, owning supplier results, and driving improvement through supplier scorecards. Own supplier audits to ensure compliance and establish improvement plans where needed. Apply knowledge of best practices and how the role integrates with other areas, while remaining aware of competition and market differentiators.

Manage supplier development initiatives that 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 new perspectives and innovative solutions. Advise management and support high-impact decisions 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 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.
• Willingness to travel over 40% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality for assigned suppliers, including implementation of 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 new perspectives and innovative solutions.
• Advise management and support high-impact decision-making using evaluative judgment.
• Assess information from internal and external sources 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Health Coach access
• 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Employee Assistance Program, including 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
• Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability insurance and benefits
• Life insurance
• Paid time off for vacation or illness
• 12 paid holidays
• Permissive time off
• 10% performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity eligibility
• Discretionary annual bonus eligibility

What This Job Offers

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