Job Description SummaryA proficient Airfoil Process Engineer will apply engineering and scientific principles to innovate, mature, and demonstrate next generation turbine airfoil additive technologies.
This role is based in the Aviation Engineering Division with coordination through an interdisciplinary team. The mission is to solve fundamental materials systems and process problems with lab scale hypothesis tests followed by validation in pilot lines while delivering development components.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Be on the leading edge of a new turbine airfoils design, materials, and additive process paradigm.
- Work to ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. Openness to iterate and collaborate systematically in an interdisciplinary team to achieve results.
- Be accountable for the quality of own work. Develop solutions and inventions to technical risks leveraging technical knowledge while building functional skills in this paradigm.
- Grow in technical knowledge and contribute to novel additive, ceramic core, and casting processes.
- Execute tests to vet improvements and proof of concepts.
- Establish controls and parameters that enable materials and processes to meet the product fit, form, and function.
- Support producibility evaluations including reviews and best practices. Assist in defining requirements for producible designs.
- Execute technical plans and or design of experiments to expand material and process capabilities. Document results to enable knowledge sharing in applicable systems
- Partner with Supply Chain counterparts to fulfill short-term and long-term business objectives.
- Contribute to culture of safety, structured problem-solving, LEAN, and data for tactical decision making.
- Communicate to the broader team including leadership on significant developments.
- Create, Foster and Empower everyone to live the culture of Additive Materials and Processing team: SQCD, Customer Focus, and Teaming.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science from an accredited university or college
- Relevant experience in materials engineering/process, design, and/or industry 3 to 5 years
- Able to work in-person and on-site (not virtual or remote) >75 of the time
- Some local travel between sites will be required
- US citizen or green card holder
Desired Characteristics
- Masters in Engineering or Science
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and indirect team leadership skills
- Ability to develop processes and procedures from concept to production release
- Comfortable with hands-on lab and pilot line environments
EMS
LI-JR1
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: No