Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Inspection Programming Technology

About the Role

Lead and manage the factory’s inspection programming resources, including CMM, Blue Light, CT, and related technologies. Provide strategic guidance across production, industrialization, NPI, and capacity growth initiatives while driving improvements and maintaining high standards of inspection and metrology practices.

• Help support, implement, and continuously improve the one part one process (1P1P) strategy.
• Deliver strategic initiatives working cross‑functionally.
• Support and drive technology teams across the factory.
• Maintain the development area for product and process implementation.
• Hire and develop talent, including direct people management.
• Utilize in‑depth knowledge of technical disciplines, analytical thinking, and technical experience to execute policy, strategy, and roadmap initiatives.
• Lead and manage inspection programming resources across CMM, Bluelight, CT, and other technologies.
• Expand the factory’s inspection and metrology technology capability through adoption of improved tools, methods, software, technical processes, or other.
• Own the inspection technology applications roadmap that supports inspection elements for manufacturing processes.
• Plan, perform, and document capability studies and gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and drive cross‑functional, collaborative resolution to quality and technical issues.
• Provide strategic guidance for factory inspection and programming needs in support of daily production, NPI, industrialization, capacity expansion, and more.
• Engineer, standardize, and optimize the development of inspection processes.
• Support productivity efforts across the site for cost competitiveness.
• Incorporate lean manufacturing principles into process development.
• Utilize kaizen activities for continuous improvement and collaborate with the Advanced Manufacturing team on breakthrough initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 8 additional years of experience in production process and equipment.
• Ability and desire to work on site in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work off‑shift or on a flexible schedule as required by project timeline.

• Knowledgeable of various quality system measuring devices including:
  Traditional CMM, Portable CMM, Structured Blue Light, CT, Vision systems, Laser scanning, layout and hand gages, and post‑scan analysis software.
• Working knowledge of PC‑DMIS and Zeiss Inspect.
• Strong knowledge of statistical process control concepts related to understanding process variation.
• GDTP Y14.5‑2009 or Y14.5M‑1994, ASME certification.
• Understanding of QMS, methods, and other quality systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency interpreting drawing requirements and GD&T.
• Ability to drive innovation by implementing new ideas and screening new technologies to align with business objectives.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence others and lead small to medium‑sized teams.
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact.
• Ability to coordinate and manage several projects simultaneously.
• Effective problem identification and solution skills.
• Proven analytical and organizational ability.
• Deep manufacturing technical expertise.
• Comprehensive knowledge of underlying principles, approaches, and methodology.
• Ready to make an impact.

• Restricted to U.S. persons (U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
• Proof of status required prior to employment.
• Access to U.S. export‑controlled information may be required; final offers contingent on obtaining authorization from the U.S. Government.
• Drug screen (as applicable) required.
• Relocation assistance provided:
  Yes.

Salary range: $ – $, plus potential discretionary annual bonus.

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; retirement savings plan with company matching; tuition assistance; paid parental leave; disability benefits; life insurance; paid holidays and permissive time off.

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.