SkillBridge - Advanced Machining & Inspection Training

About the role

The Military DoD SkillBridge program lets active-duty Service members gain civilian work experience through industry training, apprenticeships or internships during the last 180 days of service, under Department of Defense Instruction 1322.29. GE Aviation acts as a SkillBridge partner offering hands-on training and work experience in in-demand fields while evaluating the Service member's suitability. Participants are not paid by GE Aviation because they continue to receive military pay and benefits.

This role suits service members with experience in aircraft maintenance, machinery repair, production, quality assurance, precision measurement, technical inspections and maintenance documentation. It is based in Hooksett, NH.

Key responsibilities

• Set up manufacturing machine tools and specialized equipment
• Operate machine tools such as millers, grinders, presses and lathes, conventional and numerically controlled, to produce hardware to tight tolerances
• Inspect products with precision gages, measuring equipment and fixturing
• Perform intermediate math calculations and machine-control offsets
• Read mechanical blueprints, sketches and engineering drawings to plan setups, operations and inspections
• Control nonconforming products and materials, such as the Preliminary Review quality process
• Support environmental, health, safety, quality, production flow and continuous improvement duties
• Maintain detailed job task documentation, reports and records

Required profile

• Active military personnel in their last 180 days before separation, with written authorization from the unit commander
• High school diploma/GED with at least 2 years of machine tool experience, or a technical certificate with 18 months, or a bachelor's or associate degree with 6 months of experience
• Ability to access U.S. export-controlled information; must prove U.S. person status (citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee or refugee)

Required skills

• Setup and operation of conventional and numerically controlled machine tools
• Reading and interpreting mechanical blueprints and engineering drawings
• Precision gages such as micrometers, dial calipers, height gages, coordinate measuring machines and optical comparators
• Lean Six Sigma fundamentals (desired)

Relocation assistance is not provided. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will only hire people legally authorized to work in the United States; offers are conditioned on a drug screen where applicable.