Advanced Lead Product Quality Engineer

Job Description Summary

Product Quality Engineer (PQE) for Aerospace machining, rotating parts and compressor airfoils. This position will be responsible for reviewing and approving supplier First Article Inspection (FAI) results and driving supplier compliance to

Source Substantiation Plans or design intent verification.
In this role, you will be the technical focal point to coordinate supplier quality activities with other internal cross-functional teams including the Sourcing, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Engineering functions while interfacing with suppliers to drive adherence to quality procedures, product drawings and specification requirements. You will drive quality for assigned suppliers, including quality plan implementation. Perform supplier product audits, ensuring compliance, and driving improvement plans where needed.

This position will be located in the GE Aerospace office at the Tusas Engine Industries (TEI) facility in Eskisehir, Türkiye.

Job Description

Site Overview:

GE Aerospace has an advanced engineering center located in İstanbul, Kartal, complemented by cutting-edge laboratories in Gebze, Kocaeli. Our offices in İstanbul and Ankara provide essential support to commercial and defense engines across the country. Our highly skilled engineers at the Türkiye Technology Center contribute to GE Aerospace’s engineering work on indigenous programs, new engine programs, software development, and additive manufacturing, supporting the country’s position as an advanced aerospace hub. We are committed to a culture based on respect for people and provide professional growth opportunities for our employees. Join us and find an opportunity to shape the future of flight.

Role Overview:

• Product Quality Engineer (PQE) will have a technical understanding of engineering drawings and Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning (GD&T).
• PQE will have the ability to manage suppliers and/or quality projects related projects.
• PQE will own supplier First Article Inspection (FAI) results and drive supplier compliance to Significant Process Substantiation (SPS) or design intent verification.
• Provide supplier product release direction when part approval cycles are not complete while also being the internal quality focal for those parts.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality, Supplier Quality Operations and New Product Introduction / Management of Change (MOC) teams as required. This collaboration may include supplier onsite visitation.
• Communication with direct colleagues and the business on the status of First Article Inspection (FAI) and Significant Process Substantiation (SPS).
• Provide onsite support at suppliers, as needed (approximately 15% travel)
• Collaboration with other Engineering, Quality, and Sourcing functions to ensure joint success
• Perform supplier product audits, review results and drive closure of findings.
• Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

The Ideal Candidate: An ideal candidate is a results‑oriented Product Quality Engineer with strong GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation skills, proven supplier quality and FAI/SPS leadership experience, and excellent communication in global, cross‑functional environments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with at least 7 years of experience in Manufacturing, Quality, and/or Engineering.
• Fluent ability to read, write and speak English to facilitate communication with international colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, engineering, or quality
• Demonstrated machining, fabrications, rotating parts and/or compressor airfoils manufacturing knowledge and experience
• Demonstrated technical aptitude and passion for quality
• Strong background in interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications
• Demonstrated history of problem solving, root cause and corrective action methodology, data analysis and quality experience. Training in Root Cause Analysis tools including 8D, 5-Whys, etc.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Established project management skills and interpersonal skills to direct cross-functional work with demonstrated project management ability to drive projects to completion.
• Team player with the ability to work in cross-functional and global team environments
• Established project management skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter with initiative and ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with all levels of an organization
• Six Sigma trained and certified
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Ability and willingness to travel (domestic and international) to support business needs, as required up to 10-15%

GE Aerospace Türkiye offers you the following:

• Being part of a dynamic global team
• Flexible benefit plan
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health insurance with wide coverage including spouse and children
• Fitness Benefit
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes