Job Description SummaryAs Senior Manager - Global Quality Engineering & Continuous Improvement for Dead-tank high-voltage circuit breakers product portfolio, you will lead the definition, deployment, and sustainment of quality engineering processes across the complete product scope. This role defines and implements core quality tools (FMEA, Process control plans, MSA, SPC), establishes governing processes and standards, and ensures all NPI quality deliverables are executed in line with the Confluence NPI process. This position leads to and coaches structure root cause analysis, ensuring effective deployment and sustainment of problem-solving methodologies. As a subject matter expert in Dead-tank high-voltage circuit breakers products, this position leads investigation and resolution of complex quality issues, drives first pass yield improvements, and ensures systematic integration of lessons learned from field performance, customer feedback, and manufacturing operations. This position defines and leads Quality Built-In strategies, ensures successful production transfers, and governs the capture and analysis of reliability metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Job DescriptionRoles and Responsibilities
- Responsible for defining, deploying, and sustaining quality engineering and assurance processes across the product lifecycle.
- Leads the implementation of core quality engineering toolsincluding Design and Process FMEA, Process Control Plans, MSA, and SPCand defines the governing processes, standards, and documentation required to deploy these methodologies consistently across Dead-tank high-voltage circuit breakers product portfolio /Dead -tank product manufacturing sites.
- Lead and ensure completion of all NPI Quality deliverables in line with the Confluence NPI process and checklists, securing full compliance prior to each BOD stage-gate approval.
- Serves as a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and problem-solving coach, training and supporting RCA leaders across functions to ensure that structured problem-solving methodologies are effectively deployed, embedded, and sustained.
- As an expert in Quality domain and subject matter, leads the investigation, Structured root cause analysis and resolution of complex quality and product failures, both at manufacturing sites and at customer locations, delivering robust corrective and preventive actions. Also leads and resolves Dead-tank high-voltage circuit breakers products which do not meet first pass yield (FPY) targets and secure that the FPY results are achieved and sustained across all models.
- This position is also to define and lead the systematic integration of lessons learned from Field performance, Root causes analysis and corrective actions & preventive actions for quality, technical issues and associated quality nonconformities from customer sites and at the manufacturing lines /routine test beds. These learnings are translated into Design FMEA and Process FMEA updates, driving continuous product and process robustness.
- Drive high-impact Quality Kaizen initiatives across plants by leading and enabling plant quality teams.
- Identify and drive harmonization initiatives across product groups to enhance product quality and simplify Quality control and Quality assurance processes.
- Implement structured manufacturing process audits across plants to identify gaps and enhance product quality, covering all processesincluding routine testingfor Dead-tank high-voltage circuit breakers products
- In addition, the role defines and deploys Quality Built-In strategies, focusing on:
- Reduction of high-severity failure mode occurrence
- Implementation of mistake-proofing (L1 process controls)
- Deployment of early warning systems (L2 process controls)
- Strengthening detection controls and defect escape prevention mechanisms
- The role provides strong quality leadership for Transfer of Work (TOW) projects, ensuring quality is planned and achieved in assurance mode, enabling smooth production ramp-up and stable serial production through proactive risk identification and robust process controls.
Additionally, this position defines and governs the systematic capture, analysis, and monitoring of reliability and availability metrics, including MTBF and failure rates, to support data-driven quality and reliability improvement initiatives
Qualifications and Skills
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering
- Minimum 15 years of experience in Dead-tank high-voltage circuit breakers product / Industry
Technical Expertise
- Expert in diagnosing mechanical, insulation failures and application failures
- Proven ability to lead field investigations and drive effective corrective actions
- Skilled in interpreting/Classify PD patterns and Identify root causes in Dead-tank high-voltage circuit breakers products
- Guides plant quality teams in PD analysis, troubleshooting, and implementing corrective actions
- Quality Engineering, Risk Management & Quality problem solving
- Expert in core quality tools, including FMEA (Design &Process), measurement system analysis (MSA), and process control plans, with track record of coaching teams.
- Skilled at identifying Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) characteristics and implementing both prevention and detection controls.
- Applies statistical process control (SPC), capability analysis, and data-driven decision-making to reduce process variation.
- Demonstrates proven success in quality problem solving, utilizing methodologies such as 8D, A3, why-why, Fault tree and root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
- The candidate must be a certified Root Cause Analysis (RCA) coach, with proven experience in facilitating structured problem-solving sessions.
- Extensive experience and expertise in driving high-impact Quality Kaizen initiatives to deliver sustained product quality improvements
- Extensive experience and expertise in conducting in-depth manufacturing process audits and ISO 9001 system audits.
Desired Skills and Characteristics
- Dynamic, forward-looking, and proactive leader with strong strategic and execution capabilities.
- Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical and quality concepts.
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels.
- Proven ability to work with multicultural and global teams to deploy major initiatives, quality tools, and methodologies, driving sustainable changes in mindset and approach.
- Demonstrated capability to lead multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously, while coaching, guiding, and motivating teams to achieve targeted outcomes and deliver measurable value to customers and the organization.
The base pay range for this position is$123,700.00 - 206,100.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety offactors, including the candidates experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for a15 % performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity.
*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.
Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity 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.
Description du poste
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- Piloter et garantir lachvement de tous les livrables qualit duNPIconformment au processus et aux check-listsConfluence NPI, en assurant une conformit totale avant chaque validation de jalonBOD stage-gate.
- Agir en tant que coach enanalyse des causes racines (RCA) et en rsolution de problmes, en formant et en accompagnant les leaders RCA au sein des diffrentes fonctions afin de garantir que les mthodologies structures de rsolution de problmes soient efficacement dployes, intgres et maintenues dans le temps.
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- Dfinir et piloter lintgration systmatique des retours dxprience issus de la performance terrain, des analyses de causes racines, ainsi que des actions correctives et prventives lies aux problmes qualit, techniques et aux non-conformits associes, provenant des sites clients et des lignes de fabrication / bancs dessais de routine. Ces enseignements sont traduits en mises jour de lAMDEC Conceptionet de lAMDEC Process, afin de renforcer en continu la robustesse des produits et des processus.
- Piloter des initiativesKaizen Qualit fort impact sur les sites industriels, en dirigeant et en soutenant les quipes qualit des usines.
- Identifier et conduire des initiatives dharmonisation entre groupes de produits afin damliorer la qualit produit et de simplifier les processus de contrle et dassurance qualit.
- Mettre en 5uvre des audits structurs des processus de fabrication sur les diffrents sites afin didentifier les carts et damliorer la qualit produit, sur lensemble des processus 59 y compris les essais de routine 59 pour les disjoncteurs haute tension cuve morte.
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