Lead Manufacturing Engineer

1 month ago

Dayton, United States GE Aviation Full time
Job Description Summary This Lead Manufacturing Engineer position will support the 2nd and 3rd shift operations at the Dayton Cores & Castings facility within the Castings engineering team. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be key to supporting operational capability and leading manufacturing improvements aligned with advancing quality, operational, and cost targets. You will use firsthand shop floor activity, data analysis, engineering trials/studies, and cross-functional collaboration to evaluate product and process performance while leading technical problem-solving activities to drive improvements.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities
  • Direct shop floor support for operational product and process concern in a high technology manufacturing environment
  • Monitor daily product performance - including overall quality/yield/cost results, real-time shop floor reviews, and urgent response to issues.
  • Develop strong product and process quality acceptance criteria and customer requirements by engaging with customers and stakeholders and utilizing practical performance data.
  • Perform analysis of scrap & rework data to establish prioritized problem solving and clearly defined strategies for improving results to achieve business targets.
  • Lead engineering studies and projects to enhance understanding & optimization of quality/cost drivers for your responsible products/processes.
  • Work closely with process engineers to improve process design, setup, and controls to ensure that product performance is stable and optimized.
  • Support shop floor production team by listening to and acting upon feedback related to process improvement opportunities.
  • Clearly communicate with business leadership at Senior and Executive levels for improvement project status updates, operational planning, and strategic decision making

This role is expected to support 2nd and 3rd shift activities, which will require regular nighttime and potential weekend work.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering/Technology (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of engineering, military, or other appropriate technical experience)
  • Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment

Desired Characteristics:
  • Expertise in using statistical tools/concepts to analyze data (e.g., Minitab, Cpk, VBA, ANOVA, Excel) to lead data-driven problem solving and true root cause identification
  • Experience independently planning, executing, and analyzing engineering design of experiments
  • Experience leading small teams (peers or direct reports) and influencing cross-functional stakeholder teams to achieve consensus on direction.
  • Experience working in aerospace industry, specifically in ceramics and/or turbine airfoils commodity
  • Experience with NX/SolidWorks for modeling and GOM/PolyWorks for product characteristic evaluation
  • Self-motivated with ability to identify problems/opportunities and work independently and within the team to drive solutions.
  • 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

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an  Equal Opportunity 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 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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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