Job Description

The Original Equipment Test Defects Reduction Project Lead will drive initiatives to improve new make testing processes and reduce defects in alignment with GE Aerospaces SQDC priorities—Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost—and FLIGHT DECK standards. This role will focus on achieving measurable improvements in test defect reduction rate, first-pass yield of engine tests, reducing customer escapes, and improving root cause resolution time, ensuring compliance with GE Aerospace quality metrics and lean operating principles.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Defect Reduction Initiatives: Lead projects to identify, analyze, and eliminate defects in original equipment testing processes, ensuring alignment with GE Aerospace quality metrics.
• Lean Implementation: Apply FLIGHT DECK standards such as Action Plan, Problem Solving Report, At Point Problem Solving and lean methodologies, including Kaizen, Standard Work, and root cause analysis, to improve testing processes and reduce variability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to address defect root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize statistical tools and data analytics to monitor defect trends, measure project outcomes, and drive continuous improvement.
• Project Leadership: Manage cross-functional teams to execute defect reduction projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with SQDC priorities.
• Customer Focus: Reduce customer escapes by improving testing processes and ensuring compliance with GE Aerospace quality standards.
• Reporting and Communication: Provide regular updates to leadership on project progress, key metrics, and outcomes, ensuring transparency and accountability.
• Key Metrics
• Defect Reduction Rate: Achieve a measurable percentage decrease in defects identified during original equipment testing.
• First-Pass Yield: Improve the percentage of tests completed successfully on the first attempt.
• Customer Escapes: Reduce the number of defects that reach the customer.
• Root Cause Resolution Time: Decrease the average time taken to identify and resolve root causes of defects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field from an accredited college or university; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Aerospace, manufacturing, or a related industry, with a focus on quality and defect reduction.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Travel will be required to GE testing sites

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with SQDC priorities.
• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and tools, including FLIGHT DECK standards.
• Proficiency in data analysis
• Excellent project management and leadership skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Certifications: Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization.
• Passion for delivering high-quality results and exceeding customer expectations.

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)).

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