Lead Quality Engineer

About the role

GE Aerospace's Unison division, a provider of engine controls, accessories and performance monitoring solutions, is hiring a Lead Quality Engineer in Norwich. The role drives product and process quality in manufacturing, reduces cost of poor quality, prevents and resolves customer disruptions and ensures compliance with aerospace regulatory and customer requirements. It works cross-functionally with manufacturing, supply chain, engineering and customer teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to reduce COPQ, including scrap, rework, repair, escapes and warranty losses.
• Investigate internal and external quality issues and drive corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain containment plans for quality events and monitor metrics such as defect rates, yield, escapes, MRB, rework and customer complaints.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace regulations and standards (AS9100, FAA, NADCAP where applicable).
• Support audits, regulatory inspections and customer reviews, and close findings in a timely way.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering to improve process controls, inspection methods and error-proofing.
• Review nonconformances, support root cause analysis and drive process validation, control plans, PFMEA updates and quality risk assessments.
• Support supplier quality and incoming quality when issues stem from external sources.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in manufacturing, engineering or quality, or a high school diploma / GED with at least 7 years of experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems, and to document, plan and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• U.S. export-control clearance: must be able to prove U.S. Person status (lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, asylee or refugee).

What we offer

• Base pay of $87,000 to $116,000 annually, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.
• Healthcare, retirement savings plan with company matching, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability and life insurance, and paid time off.
• Relocation assistance provided.