Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Primary focus on NPI test programs, with some possibility of working legacy programs as well
• Learn complex test facility operations while gaining overall engine system level knowledge
• Utilize leadership skills in project management type setting, overseeing day-to-day operations for engine setup, test, and teardown
• Learn how to troubleshoot issues with engine operation, instrumentation, and test facilities
• Develops integrated, appropriately phased and scoped program and resource plan across multi-disciplined team to deliver validated products that meet technical, cost, and schedule requirements.  Manages execution through technical communication, proactive reviews, problem resolution, and risk abatement.
• Understands applicable regulations, establishes means of compliance, plans, and executes analysis/test to support components, engine, and aircraft systems cert/qual requirements. Ensures certification and qualification documentation is approved in a timely manner.
• Creates, develops, matures, and leverages innovative technologies and processes that provide competitive advantages.
• Understands the key factors that cause failures; identifies reliability risks and designs mitigation plan; leverages lessons learned; anticipates and understands failure modes based on predicted environment, materials, and design.
• Establishes feasible test strategy based on technical requirements, program requirements, and customer needs to understand, advance, or validate a design or concept.
• Develops and manages overall technical plan to deliver test platform in alignment with cost and schedule requirements. Identifies and manages execution risk and opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years manufacturing experience)

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated knowledge/experience with military aircraft/engine maintenance hardware and procedures.
• Previous "hands on" experience with regard to the installation and/or maintenance of an engine test cell.
• Capable of working directly with suppliers, customers and different levels of management.

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.

Additional Job Description

Compensation Grade

PB1

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

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

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes