Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Inspection Programming Technology

GE Vernova • Greenville, SC

8d • $122,600 - $204,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Managing a strategic engineering team, this role provides leadership for the factory’s inspection programming and metrology technology resources, including CMM, Blue Light, CT, and others. This role is responsible for managing programming resources who support the site, driving standards within the team and across the factory, and providing strategic guidance for inspection and programming needs supporting production, industrialization, NPI, and capacity growth. The leader will mentor and coach employees, ensure work is executed correctly and on time, identify and lead continuous improvement opportunities, support shop problem solving as needed, and partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Industrialization, Engineering, and Operations teams. This role will also own maintenance and governance of inspection-related software tools and help expand the site’s metrology and inspection technology capability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 8 additional years of experience in Production Process and Equipment
• Ability and desire to work on site in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to work off-shift or flexible schedule at times as required by project timeline.
• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment

Nice To Haves

• Knowledgeable of various quality system measuring devices including: Traditional CMM, Portable CMM, Structured (Blue) Light, CT, Vision systems, Laser scanning, layout and hand gages, post-scan analysis software
• Working knowledge of PC-DMIS and Zeiss Inspect.
• Strong knowledge of statistical process control concepts as it relates to understanding process variation
• GDTP Y14.5-2009 or Y14.5M-1994 ASME certification
• Understanding of QMS, methods, and other quality systems
• Demonstrated proficiency interpreting drawing requirements and GD&T
• Ability to drive innovation by implementing new ideas and screening new technologies to align with business objectives
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to influence others and lead small to medium sized teams
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact
• Ability to coordinate and manage several projects simultaneously
• Effective problem identification and solution skills
• Proven analytical and organizational ability
• Deep manufacturing technical expertise
• Has comprehensive knowledge of underlying principles, approaches, and methodology

Responsibilities

• Help support, implement, and continuously improve the one part one process (1P1P) strategy
• Ability to delivery strategic initiatives working cross functionally
• Support and drive technology teams across the factory
• Help maintain the development area for product and process implementation
• Hire and develop talent including direct people management
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of technical disciplines, analytical thinking, and technical experience to execute policy/strategy and Roadmap initiatives
• Lead and manage the factory’s inspection programming resources across CMM, Bluelight, CT, and other technologies.
• Expand the factory’s inspection and metrology technology capability through adoption of improved tools, methods, software, technical processes, or other.
• Own the Inspection Technology applications roadmap that support Inspection elements for manufacturing processes
• Plan, perform, and document capability studies and gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies
• Conduct root cause analysis and drive cross-functional, collaborative resolution to quality and technical issues
• Provide strategic guidance for factory inspection and programming needs in support of daily production, NPI, Industrialization, capacity expansion, etc.
• Engineering, standardizing, and optimizing development of inspection processes
• Support productivity efforts across the site for cost competitiveness
• Incorporate lean manufacturing principles into process development
• Utilize kaizen activities for continuous improvement and collaborate with Advanced Manufacturing team on breakthrough initiatives

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

What This Job Offers

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