Research Engineer - Mechanical Components and Systems

Job Description SummaryLocated in Niskayuna, New York, central to the New York Capital District, GE Aerospace Research builds on GE’s 125+ years of industrial research heritage, tackling the most challenging engineering problems through multi-disciplinary teams to deliver innovative technologies. Together, we create and sustain differentiated solutions to maintain competitive advantages for GE Aerospace and our customers.
GE Aerospace will continue to play a vital role in supporting the industry through a historic aviation recovery while shaping the future of flight. We invent the future of flight, lift people up and bring them home safely. Our commitment to lead the industry, to keep safe the flying public and the armed forces, and to lift up one another and our communities, remains our north star. Our purpose is what ties us to one another and gives meaning to our work.
As a Research Engineer in the Mechanical Components and Systems Lab, you will play a key role in inventing and maturing the mechanical solutions that enable the future of flight: sustainable, high speed, and next generation propulsion and aircraft systems! You will participate in the design, analysis, build, and/or test of novel solutions to push the state of the art of turbomachinery, bearings, gear systems, rotor/stator seals, and rotor dynamics. In this hands-on role, you will help turn ideas into reality.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the Research Engineer - Mechanical Components and Systems is to create new rotating machinery concept designs, develop analytical methods and tools, and execute testing to validate new mechanical solutions for GE Aerospace and our customers. Additional responsibilities include:

• Prepare and participate in project and technical reviews
• Work with other support functions and/or external suppliers to meet project deliverables
• Protect intellectual property through the generation of patents
• Provide expertise to help resolve technical challenges across the organization
• Collaborate in the development of internal and external project proposals and initiatives
• Demonstrate the GE behaviors: respect for people, continuous improvement, and customer driven
• Foster a multidisciplinary and inclusive team environment

Required Qualifications

This Research Engineer – Mechanical Components and Systems role requires a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline, or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline with a minimum of 3 years of industrial experience. Additionally, the role requires:

• Experience with the mechanical design of rotating machinery components and/or systems
• Experience working on multidisciplinary teams to mature mechanical system technologies through conceptual design, detailed analysis, and/or test execution
• Experience with product design constraints, manufacturing techniques, and material processing selections for rotating machinery
• Proficiency using 3D solid modeling software (e.g., NX, SOLIDWORKS, Creo)
• Analytical experience, including structural/thermal finite element analysis with ANSYS
• Results-oriented execution mindset with a sense of urgency
• Ability to work under pressure and meet aggressive deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work across all functions/levels as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in a global team environment
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY

Desired Characteristics

• Experience with rotor support design, rotor dynamics, and rigid body dynamics
• Experience with design and maturation of rotating machinery components (e.g., shafts, bearings, dampers, couplings, seals, gears, etc.) including conceptual design, detailed design, testing, and validation
• Analytical experience in fluid dynamics, thermal, structural, and fluid-structure interaction applications
• Experience with testing of rotating components, data acquisition, data reduction and design validation

The base pay range for this position is $80,000 - $150,000 USD Annually. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on July 1st, 2025.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity 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. 

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their 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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