Coatings Staff Engineer/Senior Scientist

Job Description SummaryAs a Coatings Staff Engineer/Senior Scientist, you will work in the Coatings Lean Lab leading projects focused on the development, optimization, and industrialization of coatings manufacturing processes for current and future engine programs. This is a hands-on role that will require you to collaborate with Engineering and Supply Chain teams to impact short-term and long-term business goals.

Job DescriptionRoles and Responsibilities:

• Lead development, industrialization, and production support projects for thermal spray coatings (HVOF, HVAF, Plasma)
• Leverage expertise to projects focused on improving quality, performance, and cost for current production coatings
• Develop strategy for applying coatings technology to existing and future business needs
• Provide leadership, technical guidance, and mentoring to less experienced engineers and personnel working assigned projects
• Participate, present, and provide feedback using your experience and expertise in technical and program reviews
• Deliver low-rate production process and technology transfer to full rate production sources for next generation coatings
• Drive rigor for a safety, quality, and Lean mindset within lab environment
• Remain current in the state of the art within own technical specialty for new products introduction activity, performance and capability improvements, cost reductions and problem resolutions
• Lead and participate on teams assigned to address organizational and lab initiatives
• Develop and implement practices for documentation of projects, lessons learned, and training modules

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an engineering position

Desired Characteristics:

• 10 years of experience in an Engineering position
• Bachelor of Science or graduate degree in Material Science & Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited university or college 
• Knowledge and experience with aerospace coatings, chemical processes, and/or special process quality systems
• Experience related to manufacturing equipment and/or tooling design and build
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed 
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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