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Roles and Responsibilities

• Own NPI manufacturing readinessfor assigned AM parts, from early build through production release (process definition, planning, documentation, controls).
• Develop and maintain manufacturing routersand production planning for new part introductions, including operation sequence, inspection points, and acceptance criteria alignment.
• Define and validate process requirementsfor metal AM builds (critical-to-quality characteristics, key process parameters, process windows) in partnership with Quality and Engineering.
• Establish/maintain machine programming and build setup standards(where applicable), ensuring programs, parameters, and revisions are controlled and production-ready.
• Plan and execute build-to-build learning: capture issues, lead root cause, implement corrective actions, and document lessons learned into standard work.
• Lead cross-functional executionof NPI deliverables (Manufacturing, Quality, Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Facilities/EHS) to meet program cost, schedule, and quality targets.
• Drive process capability and variation reductionusing Six Sigma tools (baseline capability, identify drivers, implement controls, verify effectiveness).
• Identify, prioritize, and execute waste reductionopportunities using Lean principles during ramp and stabilization (cycle time, yield, rework, scrap, WIP, material flow).
• Own change managementfor NPI process maturation: coordinate ECO/PCO impacts, update documentation, and ensure training and readiness before release.
• Support PFMEA/control plan/process control development(or equivalent risk/control methods) and ensure these are reflected in planning and training.
• Train, qualify, and support production associateson new/changed processes; confirm adherence and escalate gaps through appropriate coaching/leadership channels.
• Transition processes to sustaining ownership: ensure stable process performance, complete documentation, and clear ownership of post-release support.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years manufacturing engineering experience)
• Minimum of 3 years manufacturing engineering experience

Desired Characteristics

• 10 years experience working in a manufacturing engineering support role
• 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.
• Additive manufacturing experience supportingmetal additive manufacturingin production (e.g., parameter control, build documentation, post-processing flow, yield improvement)
• NPI/industrialization experience withmanufacturing readiness, ramp planning, and production release/handoff for new products/processes
• Quality & controls familiarity with process risk and control methods (PFMEA, control plans, process qualifications/validations, inspection planning)
• Data & rigor with strong data analysis skills; able to connect process inputs to outputs and quality outcomes
• Communicate using effective oral and written communication; ability to align stakeholders and drive closure
• Work in a highly organized, meticulous attention to detail, comfortable operating with limited direction within standard procedures
• Continuous improvement with demonstrated initiative to learn quickly and improve processes without relying on formal training

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.

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.

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)).

GE Aerospace 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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.