Job Description Summary

As a part of GE Aerospace's groundbreaking, collaborative Additive Integrated Product Team, you will use your materials expertise and program management skills to partner with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and design engineers to develop new additive hardware and lead alloy and modality development programs in support of our commercial and military aviation products. These critical technologies include DMLM (Direct Metal Laser Melting) in several alloys including Titanium, Aluminum, Nickel, and Cobalt-based alloys.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities in this role may include but would not be limited to:

• Provide MAE support for additively manufactured hardware, partnering with design and manufacturing to ensure designs are producible and will meet product intent.
• Partner with design engineering, Supply Chain, and GE Additive to increase additive manufacturing capacity/productivity and maintain product quality through effective quality and SPS planning.
• Provide technical guidance and encourage communication between practicing additive MAEs and manufacturing regarding developments in additive manufacturing technology and capability development to influence outcomes.
• Collaborate within cross-functional teams and execute technical projects & programs required to reduce technical risk associated with new additive materials and machines, building and leveraging domain expertise in the additive field.
• Design and conduct studies to characterize the impact of variation within manufacturing process windows, and use results to recommend updates to specifications, technical plans, and standard work instructions.
• Proactively identify lessons learned and best practices and appropriately document these items
• Learn and apply structural problem-solving tools like TOPS8D, DMAIC, and RCCA in order to effectively support cross-functional teams in finding rapid solutions and generating lasting impact to processes
• Support efforts to ensure part quality with a reduced reliance on physical testing and an increased reliance on non-destructive methods including but not limited to in-process monitoring approaches
• Communicate significant developments with leadership and consult on technical roadmap development
• Local travel between sites

In this role, you will gain or build:

• Systems thinking through the broader integration of design, materials science, manufacturing, and quality
• Technical understanding of GE's most advanced manufacturing technology
• Cross-division and cross-business collaboration skills

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Materials Science or related Engineering field from an accredited college or university plus a minimum of 3 years of experience in materials engineering, application, or manufacturing process development.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skill
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Established project management skills
• Interpersonal and influence skills are required to participate in a team and frequently lead sub-teams to solve multi-dimensional problems
• Ability to guide and influence others, especially those not in a direct reporting position
• Comfortable with hands-on lab work and metallographic evaluation
• Experience with additively manufactured hardware
• Experience in a shop-interfacing role
• Experience with powder metal and/or welding
• Strong background in metallurgy
• Ability to embrace and promote a culture of respect
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace 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.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes