Manufacturing Process Engineer - Castings

Job Description Summary

GE Aerospace has sites in 2 locations in Beavercreek. One manufactures gas turbine tubes, ducts, and manifolds, and also has complex machining, fabrication and investment casting capabilities. Product engineering, new product development, and testing is performed on site. This facility also does repair and overhaul of tubes, ducts, and manifolds. Just down the street in the Dayton Cores and Castings (DCC) facility is a GE Aerospace manufacturing shop that makes HPT Airfoil Cores and Castings. We are a low-rate production shop that develops the leading edge of airfoil technology to deliver value through new product introduction and manufacturing industrialization. We are proud to have been awarded OSHAS's highest safety rating.

As the Manufacturing Process Engineer, you will work directly with casting foundry manufacturing processes and equipment best practices. You will be responsible for developing manufacturing operating instructions, standard work, equipment operational efficiency, process quality, new process introduction, continuous improvement, and problem solving.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Organize and contribute to projects related to capital investments
• Provide technical data for equipment specification, new equipment installation, equipment upgrades, lay-out, renovations and optimization
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and analytical thinking and technical experience to execute help establish cell level goals for efficiency, capacity, and process yield
• Design experiments and gather data to validate new processes
• Play an active part of the product launch team ensuring all technical requirements are reviewed and process equipment capability assessed prior to product release
• Work with operations to monitor process health, aid in training new operators, and remove safety or quality risks from daily operations
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Gather and present data; develop skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field
• Support manufacturing operations to maintain safety, yield, delivery and cost
• Will have direct ownership for process on all applicable product lines
• Work with cross-functional teams to increase equipment reliability
• Implement problem solving methodology and action planning to solve for process, quality, delivery or reliability gaps
• Provide technical support to other adjacent functions and process owners with a team mindset

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing process experience)
• At least an additional 3 years of Manufacturing Engineering or casting engineering technician experience

Desired Characteristics

• Experience documenting, planning, marketing, and executing programs
• Project management experience
• H umble: 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

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 Information

Compensation Grade

LPB2

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 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: No