Job Description SummaryAs an Aircraft Performance Engineer within the Defense & Systems business, you will help engine designers to create competitive architectures by working at the intersection of aircraft design and engine design. By modeling both existing platforms and new platforms, you will become a strategic partner for our customers by ensuring that propulsion investment remains focused on providing transformational aircraft capability. Your work will directly influence product strategy, engine designs and sales campaigns. You will have opportunity to model both rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft across a wide-range mission capabilities, including supersonic fighter aircraft.Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
As an Aircraft Performance Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Define aircraft performance studies to assess mission capability of new aircraft and engine concepts
- Create current and future aircraft models with GE / partner engines and competitor engines
- Lead and execute mission analysis (fuel burn, payload, and range) studies for current and future aircraft with GE / partner engines and competitor engines
- Provide key results / conclusions to engineering, engine product line, and marketing / sales peers & leadership
- Support GE product strategy / design development thru assessment of potential future aircraft/engine performance capability
- Collaborate with senior leadership to shape strategy
- Support GE / airframer engine technical requirements development (thrust, offtakes, constraints, etc.)
- Support GE / partner engine design & optimization through aircraft/engine performance assessments
- Provide aircraft / engine integration and optimization support
- Interact effectively with airframer contacts regarding performance and integration
- Participate on cross functional industry teams
- Train new employees in aircraft performance
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited University or College.
- 5-8 years of experience in an aerospace or mechanical engineering position.
- Experience with aircraft design and sizing, and with mission analysis in either fixed-wing or rotorcraft.
- Must be a US citizen.
- Current secret clearance desired. Ability to obtain secret clearance required.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:
- Must be a US citizen.
- Ability to obtain secret clearance required.
Desired Characteristics
- Master of Science in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited University or College
- Excited about the intersection of aircraft design and engine design
- Interested in both rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft design
- 5+ years of rotorcraft and/or fixed-wing aircraft design experience
- Able to work collaboratively in both a dynamic team environment and independently
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, & influencing skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Superior networking skills
- Current US security clearance
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This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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 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
