Job Description Summary

Job Description

Company Overview

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is a global leader in aerospace propulsion, services, and integrated systems. Currently, it has approximately 44,000 in-service commercial aircraft engines worldwide. With a century-long history of innovation and profound industry expertise, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely.

Site Overview

For 45 years in China, GE Aerospace has committed to developing and investing in China’s aviation industry with reliable, efficient, sustainable, and outstanding products and services. GE Aerospace and its joint venture CFM have served more than 60 airline customers in the Greater China Region, with over 7700 engines in service and nearly 5000 engines on order. We are devoted to the market’s quality growth propelled by technological innovation and digitalization. Together with our partners, we are shaping a sustainable future of flight that helps the industry reach its carbon-neutral goal for the benefit of us all tomorrow.

Role Overview

The Quality Engineer PB1 independently leads product and process quality assurance activities and serves as a key quality partner to manufacturing, engineering, and suppliers. This role is responsible for driving inspection planning, leading root cause analysis, managing complex non-conformance issues, and improving process robustness through FLIGHT DECK fundamentals, structured problem solving, and action planning. The PB1 level is expected to deliver measurable improvements in quality performance and contribute to broader SQDC outcomes through cross-functional leadership and standardization.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a technically strong and proactive quality engineer who can independently analyze issues, make sound judgments, and drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions. This individual combines hands-on manufacturing understanding with strong analytical capability and is effective at working across functions to solve problems at the source. The candidate should be comfortable leading investigations, facilitating action plans, improving standard work, and coaching others on quality expectations and methods. A successful PB1 candidate demonstrates ownership, urgency, collaboration, and a continuous improvement mindset grounded in FLIGHT DECK principles. Facilitate problem solving and Kaizen event.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited university in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.

Experience

• 3+ years of quality-related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience independently handling non-conformances, root cause analysis, process control, and quality improvement activities.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to drive issue resolution and action closure.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of inspection planning, PFMEA, control plans, drawing interpretation, and manufacturing process controls.
• Proficiency in quality analysis and structured problem-solving tools such as APPS, 3x5 Why, PFMEA, SPC, Cpk, Minitab, and eIRD.
• Good working knowledge of GD&T and practical application ability.
• Ability to read and interpret English engineering drawings, specifications, and process documents.
• Good English communication skills for work-related collaboration, documentation, and issue discussions.
• Good office software capability, especially in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to design, validate, or improve inspection gauges and fixtures.
• Ability to prioritize work, drive results, and manage multiple issues with a high level of ownership and discipline.
• Good understanding of FLIGHT DECK fundamentals, especially Standard Work, Daily & Visual Management, Action Planning, and Problem Solving.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aviation manufacturing or other highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with CATIA, UG, or related CAD/CAM tools.
• Experience leading DR, QEM, MRB, escape investigations, and repeated defect reduction.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge and practical continuous improvement experience.
• Experience coaching inspectors, operators, or junior engineers on quality tools and standard work.
• Experience supporting or leading internal audits, external audits, customer audits, or supplier quality reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to identify systemic risks and drive preventive actions.
• Experience contributing to process changes, industrialization, eCAV, SPS, or CID activities.

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate. 

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