Lead Manufacturing Engineer

General Electric Company

$95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or high school diploma with 4 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
  • Cross-functional experience with engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain.
  • Strong analytical and communication abilities for data-driven decision making.
  • Experience in implementing new manufacturing technologies in production environments.
  • U.S. Citizenship required for a security clearance, with preference given to candidates holding an active clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Define and control the production process including tooling and equipment.
  • Validate design specifications and their application on the shop floor.
  • Develop in-depth knowledge of technical disciplines and apply expertise to execute policies.
  • Leverage understanding of business drivers to integrate team work and achieve objectives.
  • Propose solutions with guided judgment and access multiple sources for decision-making.
  • Serve as an informal guide to new team members, enhancing team collaboration.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Access to a personal Health Coach and Employee Assistance Program.
  • Retirement benefits with a 401(k) plan and company match.
  • Tuition and adoption assistance programs.
  • Paid parental leave and paid time off for vacations or illness.
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. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Define and control production process including tooling and equipment. Validate design specifications and shop floor application of new product, tools, or equipment. Includes Manufacturing Engineers.

  • 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.

  • Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with 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.

  • 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 college or university in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Materials, Chemical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field. (or a high School Diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years' experience inmanufacturing engineering, process development, NPI, industrialization, or production readiness.

  • Experience working cross-functionally withengineering, operations, quality, and supply chain

  • Strong analytical and communication skills with experience turning data into execution priorities

  • Experience supporting or implementing new manufacturing technologies in production environments.

  • This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold US Government Security Clearance

Desired Characteristics

  • Aerospace, defense, or other regulated manufacturing experience

  • Experience with advanced or special manufacturing processes

  • Experience leading manufacturing readiness or technology maturation efforts

  • Lean / Six Sigma / continuous improvement training or certification

  • Experience with dashboarding, KPI management, and visual operating systems

  • Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn

  • Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributesconstructively

  • Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed

  • Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative

  • Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

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 aHealth Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling andreferral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matchingcontributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits includetuition 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., isa Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time andfor any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. Thisdocument does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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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)).

Additional Information


Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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