Job Description

Company Overview

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Site Overview

Established in 2000, the John F. Welch Technology Center (JFWTC) in Bengaluru is our multidisciplinary research and engineering center. Engineers and scientists at JFWTC have contributed to hundreds of aviation patents, pioneering breakthroughs in engine technologies, advanced materials, and additive manufacturing.

Essential Responsibilities: In this role, you will report to Sub-Section Manager in GEnx LCE at GEA, BEC, JFWTC, Bangalore. As a Lead engineer, your responsibility broadly includes:

• Lead & execute design, development, and field issue resolution of owned Hardware per product life cycle
• Provide technical solutions to meet design CTQs for owned hardware working with adjacent hardware owners & other supporting functions
• Identify, develop, evaluate, and introduce engineering solutions and containment plans to meet near term and long term needs of the owned hardware(s)
• Engage and provide technical solutions to cross-functional teams throughout the business to improve or resolve manufacturing, product center, supplier, or field issues
• Communicate project information to drive prioritization & program execution
• Present in design reviews, tech reviews & PCB reviews
• Collaborate and interact with customer, partner and adjacencies like Supply chain, other engineering discipline like Engine Dynamics, Thermal System, clearances.
• Leverage digital tools & analyze the data insights to drive appropriate actions
• Embrace and lead LEAN adoption
• Meet all the deliverables within targeted cost & schedule with FTY & OTD 100

Qualification / Requirements:

• BE in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience on Design/Hardware Ownership of aircraft engine/Gas turbine component
• Clear thinker and effective problem solver
• Strong oral and written communication skills 
• Ability and willingness to travel as required

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience with mechanical engineering design methodology
• Knowledge of Mechanical design of structure
• Understanding of manufacturing & inspection processes, repair methods desirable
• Adaptability to leverage Digital & Analytics tools to drive data driven decisions
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships and networks both within GE & with Suppliers
• Multi-disciplinary modelling & simulation experience
• Conversant with Design Criteria / requirements of structures
• Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt
• 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.

About Us: 

GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Closing comment:

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

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