Engineering Technician - DoD SkillBridge

About the role

GE Aerospace is offering a SkillBridge position for active-duty Service Members in their final 180 days of service. As a SkillBridge technician you will support the GE engineering team in the Advanced Electro-Pneumatic Test Lab, receiving task-based assignments and mentoring on product development, testing, test equipment and production support. Participants are not paid by GE Aerospace because they continue to receive military pay and benefits.

Key responsibilities

• Create and maintain custom engineering test setups, and run data acquisition equipment
• Perform tests on test articles and report and document results
• Test assemblies and sub-assemblies for correct operation and compliance with performance specifications
• Set up test equipment and test pneumatic or electrical products using established procedures and schematics
• Provide technical assistance to other technicians and engineers
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical equipment to reach root cause analysis
• Run experiments and diagnostic tests, identify process improvements, and keep the workplace tidy
• Comply with company safety rules and regulations

Required profile

• Active military personnel in their last 180 days of service, with written authorization from the unit commander
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Comfortable with hands-on work, including troubleshooting mechanical and electrical equipment
• Access to U.S. export-controlled information; must be able to prove U.S. person status (citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee or refugee)