Quality Team Leader - Polymer Matrix Composites

GE Aerospace • Boston, MA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

The Quality Team Leader for Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs) will lead a team of quality and technology experts to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) key performance indicators (KPI). The leader focus will be on composites supply chain and sub-tier suppliers that process and evaluate product for GE Aerospace.

This individual will own quality for PMCs suppliers, including quality plan implementation, part and process qualification quality direction, and provide insights into supplier improvements, as a voice of customer. Own commodity supplier results, drive key performance indicator (KPI) improvements utilizing supplier scorecard and process data. Lead improvement plans for KPI advancement and towards the establishment of safety and quality partnership with GE Aerospace suppliers. Works with senior quality leadership to understand and overcome internal and external business challenges; advising and pioneering best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may influence work scope, standards, load reduction, and growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Engineering from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED, with a minimum of 4 years of composite manufacturing & Aerospace/Quality experience)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in team leadership, aerospace supply chain, quality or composites
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated organizational leadership experience in quality systems foundations and adherence, via industry requirements and audits.
• Master's degree in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing or supplier quality, statistical analysis
• Strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Demonstrated history of problem solving, root cause and corrective action methodology, data analysis and quality experience
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of diverse, global Supplier Quality Engineers (SQEs) to drive safety and quality improvements towards business level KPIs for Polymer Matrix Composites
• Actively partner with internal GE shops responsible for PMC's to positively impact change with supplier base and outside vendors
• Leader must demonstrate sufficient engineering knowledge in the processes, to engage with the team and be a technical negotiator – drive/broker solutions with multiple parties (shops, materials engineers, design, sourcing, operations, etc.) – drive changes to systemic items and clear roadblocks
• Leads the team growth through the development and learning opportunities chosen for the team, seeking diverse challenges, and optimizing read across of team generated solutions
• Actively demonstrates active listening instead of multi-tasking
• Utilize digital tools, standard work, and free people up to think critically and engage them in projects
• Maintains a supportive role in decision making about important business projects, goals, and subjects regarding the composites and special processes
• Regularly advises senior management in the function and/or in the business regarding quality initiatives, projects, root cause and corrective analysis investigations, and more
• Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality, and timeliness of objectives
• Demonstrates specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise within their composites discipline
• Owns supplier qualifications, action plans, audits, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence
• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on topics regarding nacelles, composites and non-destructive evaluation
• High levels of evaluative judgment are required to achieve outcomes required
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function
• Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.
• Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations
• Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision
• Work is subject to functional policy objectives
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity of both product and processes
• May require strong commercial awareness and is expected to influence the development of strategy within own area, including control of resources and influences policy formulation
• May guide others to consider a different point of view

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.
• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

What This Job Offers

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