Quality Engineer - Production Quality

Location: Jacksonville

Job Description Summary

Unison, a GE Aerospace company, is the leading provider of differentiated engine controls, accessories, and performance monitoring solutions in the Aerospace, Defense & Space segments. Serving both original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers, Unison designs, manufactures and supplies the most advanced components and systems in the world.

Product quality review associated with the manufacturing process. Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ownership includes both quality assurance and quality control. Includes quality assurance of products, services, and manufacturing processes. Includes conformance in manufacturing, incoming goods control, product inspection, witness points, etc.
• Lead the quality deliverables of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) for new and changed products in line with AS9145 and GE Aerospace requirements. This covers process flow diagrams, Process FMEAs (PFMEA), control plans, measurement system analysis (MSA), process capability studies, and the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) package.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) programs from design review through production readiness. Take part in design/producibility reviews, identify key and critical characteristics, define inspection and verification methods, and confirm quality gates are met before production release.
• Review and approve First Article Inspections (FAI) per AS9102. Make sure FAI is redone after design, process, tooling, source, or location changes.
• Use eCAV to set up and maintain characteristic accountability and verification for new and existing part numbers. Make sure every drawing and specification characteristic is identified, ballooned, assigned a verification method, and has its objective evidence recorded.
• Use the GE SPS tool to manage, track, and submit required quality data and deliverables, and to keep records accurate and audit-ready.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans, work instructions, and local quality procedures that support APQP/NPI and ongoing production.
• Lead or support root cause and corrective action (8D, 5-Why, fishbone) for nonconformances, escapes, and customer findings, and make sure lessons learned feed back into PFMEAs and control plans.
• Monitor process performance with statistical methods (SPC, Cp/Cpk) and drive continuous improvement on high-risk or low-capability characteristics.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Sourcing, Supplier Quality, and Operations to meet program schedule, cost, and quality goals.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
• In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
• Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
• A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent. Provides informal guidance to new team members.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university plus a minimum of 3 years of manufacturing and quality experience, OR; A High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 7 years of manufacturing and quality experience

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Working knowledge of APQP and PPAP per AS9145, including building and maintaining PFMEAs, control plans, process flows, and MSA/gauge R&R studies.
• Experience supporting NPI programs and production readiness reviews in an aerospace or other regulated manufacturing setting.
• Hands-on experience with the GE eCAV tool for characteristic accountability and verification.
• Hands-on experience with the GE SPS tool.
• Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9102 (FAI), AS9103 (key characteristics), and GE Aerospace supplier and quality requirements.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), and material/process specifications.
• Experience with statistical process control, capability analysis, and statistical software such as Minitab.
• Experience with structured problem-solving methods (8D, DMAIC, Lean/FLIGHT DECK tools).
• ASQ certification (CQE, CQA, or CMQ/OE) or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt preferred.
• Able to influence across functions and lead technical discussions with internal customers, suppliers, and GE Aerospace business partners.

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. ​

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.