Job Description Summary

Lead & develop the Quality team. Propose, implement, and control the Unit Quality Policy, within the Business and Unit guidelines, with the objective of ensuring customer satisfaction and reaching the Unit’s development targets. Lead variable cost productivity (VCP) and cost-out activities and build the structure and a pipeline of actions to achieve the cost out / VCP productivity targets of the unit, interacting with functions of other units and the business central team. The role is reporting to the site leader.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality Management System (QMS): Plan, coordinate, and maintain the site's QMS, including ISO certification and internal and external audit programs.
• Drive Engineering & Product Quality: Facilitate Product Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), support New Product Introduction (NPI) design reviews, and identify design gaps and risks in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Develop Supplier Quality: Monitor supplier performance, lead supplier qualification processes, and support ongoing supplier development initiatives.
• Strengthen Manufacturing Quality: Define control plans, lead Process FMEA activities, oversee equipment calibration, and manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
• Support Customer Experience: Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), follow up on customer complaints, manage customer surveys, and lead Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) and Errors & Corrections (E&C) Reviews of Evidence (RoEs).
• Contribute to Cost Efficiency: Participate in cost-out initiatives including Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE), product standardization, and sourcing strategies — tracking their impact on project margin.

What Success Looks Like

You will track progress against key indicators including Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), First Pass Yield (FPY), Actual Cost to Date (ACT) Schedule Deviation Rate (SDR), and deflation targets.

Who You Are

You are someone who sees quality as a system — and you have the technical grounding and communication skills to improve it across functions, from supplier to customer.

Required

• Solid understanding of industrial quality processes and quality management systems (e.g., ISO standards, FMEA, control plans, NCR management)
• Proficiency in SAP
• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken)
• Ability to lead audits, facilitate cross-functional reviews, and document findings clearly

Preferred

• Background in engineering, manufacturing, or a related technical discipline
• Experience in supplier qualification and performance management
• Familiarity with cost-out methodologies such as VAVE or product standardization

Education

A formal education and subsequent Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field is nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

What We Offer

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. We offer varied, competitive benefits designed to reward strong performance and support your personal and professional wellbeing. Our benefits are tailored to national requirements and include programs that support the way you live and work today. GE Vernova invests in your continued growth through on-the-job learning and development opportunities.

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