Lead Engineering Quality (HVDC Valves)

Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition

Job Description

As the Lead Engineering Quality specialist for HVDC Valve, you'll play a pivotal role in driving continuous improvement initiatives, reducing costs of poor quality, and ensuring adherence to quality standards in HVDC Engineering. Reporting directly to the HVDC Engineering Quality Leader, your primary focus will be on safeguarding engineering quality throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Engineering Quality Leadership: Proactively lead the improvement of standard work application, reduction of Cost of Poor Quality, and Non-Conformity resolution time in HVDC Engineering, ensuring that engineering quality is at the forefront of all initiatives.
• NPI Support: Ensure that Key Market requirements and Return of Experience (RoEs) are incorporated into New Product Introductions (NPls). Facilitate risk assessment studies using Design Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (DFMEA) during NPI stages.
• OTR Handover: Ensure thorough study of project requirements during Order to Remittance (OTR) handover, noting risks and opportunities and developing risk mitigation plans.
• Gate Reviews: Actively participate in Design, Technical, System, and Gate Reviews, ensuring adherence to relevant processes and customer requirements.
• Engineering Change Management: Review Engineering Change Management (ECM) deployment on projects and ensure timely implementation and adherence to processes.
• Project Monitoring: Monitor project engineering progress during monthly reviews and develop recovery plans for off-track Key Performance Indicators (KP|s).
• Non-Conformity Resolution: Lead non-conformity and customer complaint reviews, emphasizing timely and quality resolution through containment, corrective, and preventive actions.
• Problem Solving: Lead Problem Solving Reports (PSRs) and 8D (Eight Disciplines) processes for medium to high complexity issues.
• Lesson Learned Forums: Lead Lesson Learned (LL) forums to capture, validate, and release lessons, ensuring continuous improvement of design guidelines, processes, templates, and checklists.
• Budget Management: Review Budget Deviation Requests (BDRs) on HVDC and drive improvement actions.
• Team Support: Guide, Coach, Mentor, and Support Teams on Quality Tools & Processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams within and outside the organization to resolve project issues in a timely

manner.

• Audits and Kaizen: Lead Process Audits and contribute to External Audits preparation. Facilitate, Lead, and Contribute to Kaizen events for process improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Undergraduate/Postgraduate degree, preferably in Electrical/ Electronic/Control Engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Experience: Significant professional experience in Quality/Engineering and working in Projects/Programs within a global, multi-cultural, and matrix organization.

Desired Characteristics:

• Quality Management: Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as ISO 9001 and certification as an auditor.
• Industry Experience: Experience in the Transmission & Distribution industry, especially in the Valves domain.
• Professional Skills: Self-driven with strong collaboration skills, ability to influence discussions constructively, and motivate and inspire others.
• Analytical Skills: Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to make data-based decisions.
• Language: Proficiency in English (verbal and written) and ability to travel regionally and internationally as needed.
• Continuous Improvement: Experience with Lean Six Sigma methodologies and a passion for quality and continuous improvement.

Join us in safeguarding engineering quality for HVDC Valve projects and shape the future of our organization. Apply now and embark on a rewarding career journey with us!

What we offer:

• Working in an international team which is part of global Engineering HVDC Centre of Excellence within Grid System Integration
• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
• Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities

The North Europe Grid System Integration (GSI) team delivers a wide range of turnkey high voltage AC and DC transmission projects to its Customers in the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia.

Grid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, serves customers globally with over 20,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

About GE Grid Solutions:

At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Renewable Energy, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements

Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No