We are a world-leading provider specializing in the design, production, and maintenance of components and propulsion systems for both civil and military aviation. Respect for people is core to our culture and part of our commitment to FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace’s proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of Avio Aero, their work isn't just a job, it's their passion and purpose. We were meant to fly.
As a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring supplier deliveries consistently meet all customer quality and regulatory requirements. Your responsibilities will include leading preventive enhancement initiatives to improve supplier manufacturing processes and actively contributing to sourcing and industrialization efforts to achieve the target of zero customer defects. The role also involves collaborating with sourcing and product engineering teams to conduct preventive assessments of design-to-manufacturing processes, ensuring that quality systems are adaptable and responsive to evolving demands.
Essential Responsibilities
Lead the organization in resolving complex customer quality concerns related to supplier performance, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives
Monitor and analyze customer scorecards, driving preventive actions to mitigate disruptions triggered by suppliers
Establish strategic partnerships with suppliers to anticipate volume evolution, adapt to changing quality requirements, and implement long-term improvement plans
Provide advanced engineering support to supplier manufacturing processes, ensuring consistent application of quality techniques to resolve high-impact issues related to capability, tolerancing, and materials
Lead supplier eligibility assessments, readiness reviews, and surveillance audits, ensuring robust early containment actions are applied
Drive APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) initiatives, including customer requirements flow-down, FMEA, and leveraging lessons learned, ensuring PPAP approvals are conducted on-site when required
Champion the use of Flight Deck tools across multidisciplinary teams, driving cultural and operational transformation
Develop and implement breakthrough process improvement strategies in collaboration with stakeholders, leveraging Flight Deck principles such as Hoshin Kanri to achieve significant productivity gains in product cost and service business
Act as a senior advisor and active leader in Hoshin Kanri initiatives and lean development with strategic/critical suppliers
Oversee resolution of complex shop issues related to supplied parts, ensuring rapid identification and containment of non-compliances
Lead strategic management of Supplier Quality KPIs through advanced standard work practices
Represent supplier quality in high-level production planning meetings, providing actionable insights on constraints preventing product/process release
Lead cross-functional problem-solving events to address internal scraps and supplier escapes, ensuring root cause analysis, corrective actions, risk assessments, and standardization through lessons learned/FMEA
Make critical decisions to stop production in the event of uncontained supplied off-spec parts, ensuring minimal disruption to operations
Act as the gatekeeper for scrap assets, inventory control, and supplier-related parts management
Lead advanced risk assessments (e.g., PFMEA, PQA) to ensure compliance with product, process, and system quality requirements
Identify and implement improvement parameters using advanced statistical methods to sustain manufacturing processes and prevent non-conformities
Drive deployment of lessons learned through Yokoten, ensuring successful preventive actions are shared across the organization
Qualifications/Requirements
Master's Degree in Engineering or High school technical Diploma with relevant experience in aerospace industry
Extensive experience in driving quality assurance and control within complex manufacturing environments, with a proven track record of leadership in supplier quality management
Advanced understanding of mechanical processes
Deep expertise in aerospace standards and customer-specific requirements
Advanced knowledge of materials used in the aerospace industry
Certified auditor with significant experience in conducting audits and assessments
Expert-level proficiency in GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
Proven Expertise in Quality Tools: PDCA/A3, Ishikawa diagram/3x5L Why, SIPOC/Process Flow Diagram/Process Flow Chart, Production Control Plan/FMEA, APQP/PPAP, SPC/Run Charts, MSA
Advanced Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes: Complex assembly, Machining, Electronic assembly, Welding/Brazing, Sheet metal forming, Heat treatment/Thermal coating
Willingness to travel at least 50% of the time
Fluency in English and Italian
Work Visa in accordance with local regulation is required
Desired Characteristics
Familiarity with GE Quality Systems and Tools: eCAV, eNMS, SPS (or equivalent customer tools)
Proficiency in GE Avio Aero IT Tools: APICE, SAP, Quarta EVO
Demonstrated ability to lead, persuade, motivate, and energize others at all levels, including senior leadership
Passionate, personable, self-confident, and adaptable to complex situations
Proven ability to establish trust, fairness, and honesty in relationships, building a strong personal power base
Skilled at establishing and maintaining productive relationships and networks to facilitate high-level business transactions
Exceptional ability to manage time and prioritize multiple competing tasks in a fast-paced environment
Advanced problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop innovative solutions, act decisively, and demonstrate sound judgment
Strong logical and methodical thinking capabilities
Proven track record of maintaining focus on short- and long-term goals, with a strong sense of urgency and persistence to achieve results
What we offer
Smart working and work life-balance
Avio Aero, when possible, promotes smart work in hybrid mode, and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.
Total Rewards
At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:
- Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme
- Flexible benefits platform
- Life and injury insurance
- Private medical cover
- Employee assistant program
- Employee special awards (service and recognition)
- Local special agreements and discounts
- English and languages training for you and one member of your family
- Technical, Leadership and development trainings
Inclusion & Diversity
Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc. We are not all the same. Just be Yourself @AvioAero!
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Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
