Job Description Summary

The GE Aerospace Defense and Systems Edison Engineering Development Programme (EEDP) is an IET-accredited, two-year rotational graduate programme for early-career engineers who are passionate about technology, committed to technical excellence, and motivated to deliver against GE Aerospace's Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost priorities. The programme accelerates development through hands-on project experience, structured technical and leadership training, and meaningful ownership of business-critical aerospace systems work.
Participants complete rotations across GE Aerospace sites in Warsaw, Poland and Cheltenham, UK, culminating in an off-programme role based in Warsaw, Poland.

Job Description

At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. As a global leader in jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft, we're shaping the future of flight through sustained R&D investment and engineering excellence. We're also advancing next-generation technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions, with the ambition to become a net-zero company by 2050.

Joining GE Aerospace means bringing your curiosity, innovative thinking, and problem-solving mindset to a collaborative team where diverse perspectives are valued and great ideas are acted on. You'll work alongside experts who will challenge and support you, contributing to work that is high impact, high visibility, and mission critical.

Here are a few reasons to build your career with us:

• Purpose-driven work: Help solve the global challenge of making flight more sustainable.
• Inclusive, respectful culture: Join a global team where people feel supported and able to do their best work.
• Learn with top talent: Grow alongside leaders and specialists who invest in each other's development.
• Merit-based rewards: Be recognized through performance-based compensation and incentives.
• Continuous development: Access ongoing learning opportunities to build skills and accelerate your career.

Edison Engineering Development Programme Details

Edison is a distinctive early-career programme that combines structured learning with hands-on experience across the full engineering lifecycle. Through real projects aligned to GE Aerospace Defense and Systems priorities, participants see how concepts become delivered capability; working with global teams and other programme members across GE Aerospace.

Edison offers a collaborative, supportive community with strong team ethos, meaningful visibility to senior leaders, and a clear pathway to build technical depth, professional confidence, and long-term career momentum.

Programme Highlights:

• Two/Three technical rotations on business-critical programmes (potentially in Systems and Software Engineering) contributing to the design, development, and delivery of Power Distribution, Avionics Networking, and Cockpit Displays products.
• GE Aerospace Foundations Training weeks alongside other GE Aerospace leadership programme members.
• Advanced capability building through Edison A-Course and B-Course: weekly technical classes, workshops, formal reports, and presentations; strengthening technical problem-solving and time management.
• Leadership exposure with opportunities to meet, collaborate with, and present to senior GE Aerospace leaders.
• Professional skills development including teamwork, leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, and self/others awareness.
• STEM outreach opportunities, with the chance to play an active role in supporting and delivering STEM education initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Degree: Minimum 2:1 accredited Bachelor's or a Master's in Systems or Software Engineering (or a closely related discipline)
• Experience: Placement, internship, or work experience in aerospace or another similarly controlled/regulated environment
• Teamwork: Experience contributing within an engineering team
• Problem solving: Analytical, collaborative approach to delivering outcomes
• Motivation: Clear commitment to a technology/engineering career and ongoing learning
• Business awareness: Understanding of GE Aerospace Defense and Systems and its products
• Continued Professional Development: Demonstrated commitment to CPD
• Languages: Fluent written and spoken English and Polish
• Mobility: Flexibility to complete a rotation at the GE Aerospace facility in Cheltenham, UK for a period of 8-12 months within the 2 years of the graduate programme

Additional Desired Characteristics

• Accredited Master's degree
• Experience with GE Aerospace (including Internship/Placement)
• Strong personal development mindset and proactive learning habits
• STEM volunteering experience or motivation to support the next generation of engineers

Recruitment Process

Application deadline is 11th March 2026. However, we review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply ASAP. Vacancies may close early dependent on application volumes. The process will include a video interview and an assessment center in Warsaw.

Benefits

Join us to see your career take flight today.

We offer:

• Flexible work schedule and hybrid work model adjusted to your needs
• Fascinating job in dynamically growing aerospace industry
• Competitive salary, annual bonus, copyright costs tax reduction
• Diverse career opportunities globally
• Environment of continuous learning and improvement
• Onboarding support to make your start easier, mentoring support through your career
• Benefits fit to all lifestyles
• Wide variety of employee initiatives

Additional Information

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No