Materials Repair Development Lead Engineer

Job Description Summary

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

The Materials Repair Development Engineer works within a team of skilled materials engineers and process experts to provide materials and process definition, manufacturing qualification, and lifecycle support of jet engine hardware. In this role, you will partner with repair services engineering and repair supply chain to ensure product conformance to technical requirements to achieve customer satisfaction and ensure hardware safety and durability. You will provide materials and process (weld, braze, heat treat, coatings, etc.) expertise to support repair engineering in the substantiation of fielded metallic components repair developments. You will also get the opportunity to lead repair development efforts which include establishing feasibility, technical reviews, and support the implementation of technology into the repair shop. You will have significant input into your yearly priorities.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Understand and apply technical requirements from engine manuals, repair documents, specifications, and engineering drawings that impact materials and processes and provide guidance to multidisciplinary teams.
• Define and substantiate material and process selections on new repairs & repair updates; Define process limits and technical requirements.
• Propose repair solutions to address complicated manufacturing challenges with technical variety and / or interdependent production cycles.
• Support MRO shops (internal and external) including but not limited to repair development trials, process improvements, substantiation package reviews, and overall cost out initiatives.
• Evaluate, compare, and obtain material property data to guide material selection for component improvements.
• Research component history and material properties to apply lessons learned from field experience, manufacturing evolutions, and development programs.
• Perform metallurgical evaluations of engine run hardware and manufacturing issues.
• Document and communicate investigation results through technical reports.
• Identify Materials and Process technology gaps and propose solutions for component durability or future designs.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to support 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 prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Uses technical skills, analytical thinking, multiple internal and limited external sources to solve problems and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters with guidance.

Required Qualifications

Desired Characteristics

Whether we are manufacturing components for our engines, driving innovation in fuel and noise reduction, or unlocking new opportunities to grow and deliver more productivity, our GE Aerospace teams are dedicated and making a global impact. Join us and help move the aerospace industry forward.

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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 Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace 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 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).

Relocation Assistance Provided : Yes