Engineer in the Shop (EIS) - Madisonville, KY

GE Aerospace • Madisonville, KY

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineer in the Shop (EIS) position is an experienced engineer reporting to a Defense Engines, DIME, Tactical Response Team Sub-Section Manager. This role is responsible for driving a high rigor into the manufacturing-design integration process and improving the capacity and robustness of product manufacture across all Defense flight programs within the assigned manufacturing site.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Materials Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Aerospace manufacturing
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• 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)).

Nice To Haves

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Previous experience in design of turbine airfoils, or other turbomachinery components.
• Flexible and friendly approach to working in teams.
• Experience with Ansys and Unigraphics.

Responsibilities

• Act as on-site engineering liaison to improve communication and cooperation between engineering and supply chain.
• Work with shop, suppliers, and engineering colleagues to meet producibility and process capability targets.
• As the shop engineering representative, drive a high rigor into the manufacturing and design integration process and identify and drive manufacturing support activities to ensure long term on-time engine delivery.
• Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Use high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
• Have high levels of interaction with and exposure to engineers from multiple disciplines, manufacturing & quality, and regularly exposed to commodity and industry experts.
• Use engineering judgement and experience to challenge entrenched processes and methodology to recommend improvements.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of engineering & manufacturing, analytical thinking, and technical experience to execute on technically complex projects to meet technical requirements and business goals under oversight of senior engineers.
• Lead technical projects with low to moderate complexity through collaboration with field and industry experts.
• Explain information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level