Lead Laser Ablation Process Engineer

GE Aerospace

$85K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or high school diploma/GED with 4+ years in CNC Machining
  • 3+ years of Advanced CNC Machining experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead process engineering efforts to enhance manufacturing processes
  • Apply technical expertise to formulate and execute manufacturing policies
  • Develop and leverage in-depth knowledge of technical disciplines
  • Utilize judgment to recommend innovative solutions with guidance
  • Assist production teams by resolving manufacturing issues through root cause analysis
  • Provide informal mentorship to new team members and support leadership development

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Access to Health Coach and Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement plans with company matching contributions
  • Tuition and adoption assistance programs
  • Paid parental leave and disability insurance
  • Life insurance and paid time-off for vacation or illness
  • Relocation assistance provided
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
Engineering associated with the manufacturing process. Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. In this role, you will lead process engineering efforts by designing, implementing, and improving manufacturing processes to increase uptime, reduce costs, and improve product quality, while providing technical leadership and mentoring fellow engineers.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Manufacturing engineering tasks that do not require 4 year degree. Primarily tactical responsibilities. This does not include general administrative work.
  • Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
  • In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
  • Applies sound judgment to recommend solutions beyond established parameters with appropriate guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
  • Assist production associates, coaches, and business unit leaders in resolving manufacturing process hindrances through a drive-to-root-cause and permanent corrective action implementation.
  • A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent. Provides informal guidance to new team members.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in CNC Machining)
  • Minimum of 3 years of Advanced CNC Machining


Desired Characteristics
  • 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.
  • Advanced CNC experience, including EDM drill/sinker and laser ablation processes.
  • Hands-on shop floor experience with experience providing technical direction.
  • Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
  • Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
  • Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
  • Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
  • Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker


Benefits

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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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