Senior Advanced Quality Engineer

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make “good things, for life.”  As the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., we’re powered by creators, thinkers and makers who believe that anything is possible and that there’s always a better way.  We believe in the power of our people and in giving them the freedom to explore, discover and build good things, together.  

The GE Appliances philosophy, backed by three simple commitments defines the way we work, invent, create, do business, and serve our communities: we come together, we always look for a better way, and we create possibilities. 

Interested in joining us on our journey? 

Are you passionate about driving world-class quality in manufacturing? Do you thrive on data-driven decision-making and collaboration? Join our dynamic team at GE Appliances as a Senior Advanced Quality Engineer and be at the forefront of innovation, shaping the future of Home Laundry products.

As a Senior Advanced Quality Engineer (AQE), you’ll lead quality initiatives for New Product Introductions (NPI), ensuring seamless integration of new parts and processes into production. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on problem-solving; all aimed at reducing Cost of Quality (COQ) metrics while driving continuous improvement.

Position

Senior Advanced Quality Engineer

Location

USA, Louisville, KY

How You'll Create Possibilities

• Senior AQE has ownership and responsibility for all new equipment qualifications in an area, specifically supporting the Home Laundry product line.

• Travel to equipment suppliers, manufacturing sites for planning meetings, runoffs, and significant production runs.  The role also requires getting approval from top management on equipment results before equipment ships from supplier.
• Develop a robust qualification plan for each piece of new equipment.  The employee will work with AME and equipment suppliers to deliver quality equipment & process to site.
• Lead gaging development for all gages required for production.  Utilize GE Appliances gage specification process including buyoff from/communicate to cross-functional team before gage design confirmation.  Hold kickoff meetings for gages including cross functional team members (AMEs, plant quality engineers, design engineers)
• Lead dimensional analysis meetings of measurement results from new equipment.  The AQE builds consensus with design engineers and management to develop the next steps. 
• Learn and utilize GE Appliances’ 9-step process to integrate quality into the design as early as possible and participate in drawing reviews.
• Develop traceability solutions for each piece of equipment and process in the area back to the raw material.  Implement digital footprints and poke-yoke solutions as much as possible.  The AQE leads and pulses team members for progress on projects.  The AQE works with test and controls AMEs to implement and execute on all projects.  Work with plant quality engineers, write work instructions as needed to ensure seamless handoff of all projects.
• Work with a cross functional team to implement a new part, product, or process, that is ‘turn-key’ sustainable with regards to quality at product launch for the factory to agree to and take ownership of executing.
• Balance the communication between product design and manufacturing to ensure all issues get addressed with minimal surprises to achieve world class manufacturing goals.
• Drive Cost of Quality (COQ) improvements: scrap, factory yield, concessions, damage, service calls, etc.
• Provide technical leadership & in-depth expertise to investigate, initiate and drive the development, procurement, and implementation of equipment & processes for manufacturing.
• Lead cross-functional team PFMEA’s to understand the risks of new part/process changes, ensure team agrees to the mitigation accordingly and is implemented prior to product launch.
• Interface with team leaders to develop job instruction and define what is critical. Define the jobs through standard work and job instructions.
• Responsible for executing drive/strip/torque studies on new joints to validate capable torques. 
• Responsible for all Quality Manufacturing System (QMS) documentation including MCPs, FRMs, MCIs meeting or exceeding all ISO standards for the changes being implemented.

• PPAP: Own the process for newly introduced in-house manufactured parts, assemblies, and processes

• Responsible for the qualification of in-house equipment and parts primarily associated with an NPI without significant direction.
• Understand GE Appliances technical drawings, bot