Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Sourced Hardware

Company Overview

GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is a global leader in aerospace propulsion, services, and integrated systems. Currently, it has approximately 44,000 in-service commercial aircraft engines worldwide. With a century-long history of innovation and profound industry expertise, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely.

Site Overview

For 45 years in China, GE Aerospace has committed to developing and investing in China’s aviation industry with reliable, efficient, sustainable, and outstanding products and services. GE Aerospace and its joint venture CFM have served more than 60 airline customers in the Greater China Region, with over 7700 engines in service and nearly 5000 engines on order. We are devoted to the market’s quality growth propelled by technological innovation and digitalization. Together with our partners, we are shaping a sustainable future of flight that helps the industry reach its carbon-neutral goal for the benefit of us all tomorrow.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Engineering focal for assigned supplier base.  Expected to own the technical performance of multiple suppliers so supplier travel will be frequent (25-50%).
• Actively leads delivery problem solving while collaborating with external supplier teams and internal GE fulfilment, commercial, quality team members to enables solutions.
• Drives multiple delivery and producibility improvement projects, ensuring each follow defined methodology, executes to individual tasks, and similarly influences partner resources to meet required tollgates and deliverables.
• Has manufacturing expertise in specific part families and processes and can support across multiple part families.
• Guides and influences suppliers’ performance based on developing manufacturing expertise.
• Knows and is influencing cost at focus suppliers, actively addresses cost issues when they arise.
• Active in supplier selection based on value.  Partners with commercial owners to ensure supplier selection provides desired value.
• Supports source changes as needed while problem solving and supporting suppliers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 6 years of experience in Manufacturing)
• At least 6 years of experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Production Management

Desired Characteristics

• Experience programming or mechanically supporting fabrication and/or traditional (milling, turning, broach, weld) and/or non-traditional (EDM, 3D printing) machining methods.
• Experience using evidence based analytical thinking to verify the relationships between issues and develop practical solutions fixing the underlying root cause.
• Experience leading and participating in improvement projects and problem-solving efforts.
• Sourcing, Shop Operations, or Production Control expertise
• Manufacturing Experience in Aerospace or Automotive
• Humble: respectful, inclusive, good listener, learns from past
• Transparent: Candid in feedback, shares to solve problems, helps grow others
• Focused: Safety first, prioritizes work, measures success by the customer, continuously improves

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.