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Lead Inspection Engineer - Metrology & NDE Level 3
Job in
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 45215, USA
Listed on 2026-06-02
Listing for:
GE Aerospace
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Quality Engineering -
Engineering
Quality Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description Summary
The Lead Inspection Engineer - Metrology & NDE Level 3 is responsible for leading inspection strategy, execution, and continuous improvement for critical aerospace components and systems. This role combines deep metrology expertise with NDE Level 3 certifications to develop, qualify, and oversee inspection methods that ensure product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. The engineer serves as the technical authority for NDE and dimensional inspection, mentors Level 1/2 inspectors and engineers, and partners closely with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to drive robust inspection processes across the value stream, including active participation in NPI producibility reviews and design-for-inspectability.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Technical Leadership - Metrology & NDE
- Serve as the technical authority for metrology and all assigned NDE methods (e.g., UT, RT, PT, MT, ET, CT) at the site or business unit.
- Participate as a reviewer and provide direction on inspection strategies during producibility reviews for NPI programs
, ensuring inspectability, process capability, and alignment with customer and regulatory requirements. - Develop and approve inspection procedures
, work instructions, and acceptance criteria in accordance with customer, regulatory, and industry standards (e.g., NAS, ASTM, ASME, EN). - Design and validate inspection methods
, including gaging concepts, fixturing, measurement strategies, and NDE techniques for complex geometries and advanced materials. - Lead method qualifications and capability studies (e.g., MSA, Gage R&R, POD studies, repeatability and reproducibility analysis).
- Interpret complex indications and measurement results
, providing disposition guidance and escalation for non conformances. - Own and maintain calibration and verification strategies for inspection equipment, ensuring traceability to national and international standards.
- Act as NDE Level 3 in accordance with applicable standards (e.g., NAS 410, SNT-TC-1A, ISO 9712 or equivalent).
- Develop, qualify, and approve NDE techniques and written practices for all covered methods.
- Certify and recertify Level 1 and Level 2 personnel
, including developing training content, administering examinations, and defining on-the-job training plans. - Provide expert interpretation of NDE results
, including complex defect characterization, false-call analysis, and root-cause support. - Lead NDE audits and compliance activities
, interfacing internal, customer, and regulatory auditors. - Monitor and introduce new NDE technologies
, tools, and digital solutions (e.g., advanced UT, phased array, CT, automated inspection).
- Lead the dimensional inspection strategy
, including CMM programming, laser scanning, optical measurement, and portable metrology systems. - Optimize measurement programs and setups to reduce inspection cycle time while improving accuracy and robustness.
- Establish and maintain measurement system capability
, including uncertainty budgets, calibration intervals, and environmental controls. - Collaborate with design engineering on GD&T definition, datum schemes, and tolerancing to ensure inspectability and alignment with manufacturing capability.
- Implement digital inspection workflows
, including model-based definition (MBD), digital twins, and data-driven inspection planning where applicable.
- Own inspection process quality metrics
, such as defect escape rates, inspection yield, re-inspection levels, and key rework drivers. - Lead problem-solving and root-cause analysis (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone, 8D) for inspection-related quality issues and escapes.
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and mistake-proofing techniques within inspection and NDE processes.
- Ensure compliance with customer requirements, regulatory standards, and internal procedures for inspection and NDE.
- Support new product introduction (NPI), process changes, and industrialization with robust inspection plans and risk assessments.
- Provide day-to-day technical leadership to a team of…
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