Lead Machining Process Engineer

About the role

This is a process engineering position at GE Aerospace in Asheville, focused on the manufacturing of Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) parts for aircraft engines in a production environment. The engineer supports improvements and shop-floor activities for a product line in an assigned area, with autonomy within standard functional practices and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Support Tollgate, MRL and PRR NPI development, and plan, support and execute APQP requirements
• Create, propose and control costs (budgets)
• Define and control production processes, including tooling and equipment, and validate design specifications during trials
• Lead improvements across safety, quality, delivery and cost, from concept through sustainment, and drive cycle-time improvements
• Design and implement equipment, tooling and fixtures for manufacturing development and process improvements
• Lead and support low-rate and full-rate production, and manage manufacturing process enhancement projects
• Perform root cause and corrective action on product and process failures, defects and manufacturability issues, working with design engineering, operations and quality
• Propose DFM solutions to design engineering with supporting data, and listen to the voice on the floor to implement effective countermeasures
• Document, plan and execute improvement activities, with hands-on problem solving and continuous improvement

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university (or high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of manufacturing engineering experience)
• Minimum 3 years of CNC machining/programming experience with production processes and equipment
• Individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills, able to work with limited supervision
• U.S. export-controlled information access: must be able to prove U.S. person status (lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, asylee or refugee)

Desired characteristics

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical/Manufacturing Technology (or GED with 10 years of manufacturing engineering experience)
• 7-10 years of CNC machining/programming experience
• Equipment procurement and maturation experience, proven root cause and corrective action and process improvement history
• CAD/CAM CNC programming, automotive manufacturing experience, Cp/cpk/SPC experience, grinding experience
• Strong communication, leadership and documentation skills, data-driven decision making

What we offer

• Relocation assistance provided
• Professional development and competitive compensation