GE Vernova

Sr. Configuration Management & Product Definition Quality Leader

GE Vernova$131K — $219K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in managing programs/projects or driving continuous improvement initiatives
  • Robust understanding of Product Definition Engineering (PDE) and Configuration Management processes
  • Experience with ISO 9001, QMS, audit, and surveillance processes
  • Lean practitioner with skills in kaizen events and core improvement tools

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation of ISO 9001 and continuous improvement initiatives for CMPD
  • Develop and maintain standard work and quality procedures across CMPD teams
  • Manage repositories of standard work, ensuring documentation is current and accessible
  • Evaluate current quality performance baselines and target improvement areas using Lean methodologies
  • Promote Lean Thinking and empowerment among Engineering leaders

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Access to Health Coach and 24/7 nurse resource
  • Employee Assistance Program with confidential services
  • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan with company matching contributions
  • Tuition assistance and paid parental leave
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
This role is responsible for driving Quality and Standard Work initiatives across the Configuration Management and Product Definition Engineering (CMPD) organization. As a member of the General Manager's staff, the Quality Leader will collaborate closely with process leaders to establish robust and sustainable processes which meet our customer's needs with first time quality.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

  • Lead CMPD's implementation of ISO 9001, QMS, audit and surveillance processes
  • Drive the creation and maintenance of standard work across CMPD teams for the following quality categories
    • Product quality - drawing/model correctness
    • Standard Work and Quality Procedure Management - work instructions/procedures; how to document/measure quality, metrics, etc.
    • Tools quality - ensuring application rollouts include a control mechanism for improvement and validation of effectiveness (usage, time savings, etc) and maintaining coding standards
    • Data quality - master data management of critical objects and attributes; health of data between interfacing systems (i.e. PLM->ERP); ties to product quality in PLM and of information flow upstream and downstream
  • Own CMPD's repositories of standard work (Confluence, etc.) and coordinate with process owners to ensure that standard work is documented, up-to-date, relevant, and visible to all stakeholders
  • Work with the Gas Power Engineering quality value stream leaders to assess the current baselines for quality performance and determine the processes needing improvement using the Lean methodologies
  • Serve as CMPD's representative to the Gas Power Engineering Quality organization
  • Drive the implementation Quality Metrics during monthly operating reviews and integration of preventive measures into standard work
  • Own the tracking of NCR, including overall cost of quality
  • Coordinate with the CMPD Lead Coach to identify and execute improvement projects & kaizen events throughout the year following the GPE Lean standard work
  • Promote a culture of "Lean Thinking" among the Engineering People Leaders focused on Servant Leadership, Customer Focus and Employee Empowerment
  • Work with the Gas Power Engineering quality value stream leaders to assess the current baselines for quality performance and determine the processes needing improvement using the Lean methodologies
  • Serve as CMPD's representative to the Gas Power Engineering Quality organization


Qualifications / Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in successfully managing programs/projects or driving continuous improvement initiatives


Desired Characteristics

  • Robust understanding of Product Definition Engineering (PDE) and Configuration Management Processes and Procedures
  • Experience with ISO 9001, QMS, audit and surveillance process
  • Demonstrates the GE Leadership Behaviors: Act with Humility, Lead with Transparency, and Deliver with Focus
  • Lean practitioner, capable of facilitating kaizen events and coaching the core tools such as Daily Management, structured Problem Solving, Standard Work, Transactional Process Improvement
  • Specific experience in root causing and CAPA implementation
  • Critical, systems thinker with the ability to bring others along, even those with conflicting priorities
  • Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement
  • Comfortable with conflict but leads as a collaborator, facilitator, and strong partner
  • Data-driven but decisive despite ambiguity
  • Clear, concise written and oral communications to the appropriate level
  • Aptitude with analytical tools (ex. Excel, Access and MS Access); specific skills include: data-mining, pivot tables, data manipulation
  • Experience with Tableau, or other analysis visualization platforms


This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $131,700.00 and $219,300.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on August 24, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, 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 Vernova 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 financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, "GE Vernova") sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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GE Vernova is an energy business company. They provide digital, energy consulting, energy financial services, gas power, grid solutions, nuclear energy, power conversion, renewable energy, steam power, and so on.

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