Job Description Summary
Job Description
About GE Aerospace
Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You'll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you'll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!
Role Overview
This role works with the Sourcing team, Supplier Development team, Design Engineers, and adjacent business functions to determine the priority of technical projects impacting purchased parts. This position reports within the Engineering organization and supports the sustaining Supply Chain organization.
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Roles and Responsibilities
- Work with the sourcing team, supplier development team, design engineers, and adjacent business functions to determine the priority of technical projects impacting purchased parts
- Work hand in hand with the supplier development organization to identify and onboard new suppliers that can offer competition for key technologies
- Identify future obsolescence risks, and work with engineering to proactively identify alternate parts and drive necessary design changes
- Develop, own and drive the project schedule for each of these key projects, report on milestones, and provide updates at the Sourcing Operating Reviews and PCB
- Pull together summaries of financial impact for these engineering projects that clearly show the long term benefit and increase the priority level
- Support the team, and present necessary information, at technical reviews in order to obtain funding and resources for engineering projects related to purchased parts.
- Support lean initiatives for sourcing that require engineering support (i.e. optimization of planner codes that are categorized by specific design characteristics)
- Own the list of supplier requests (deviations / waivers) that require engineering actions, and work to drive solutions that prevent reoccurrence and reduce the number of supplier requests
- Draft ECRs, and potentially ECs
- Interface with design engineering & manufacturing engineering to streamline the completion of engineering changes related to purchased parts
- Support CPMs with customer approvals as needed
- Support weekly showstopper meetings and own any engineering actions related to purchase part shortages to help drive effective and quick resolution.
- Potentially travel onsite to vendors when engineering support is required to evaluate a new source or address issues impacting production with a current source
- Drive Anti-Counterfeit engineering actions with regards purchased items, such as writing test plans and evaluating test results
- Support sanction and compliance reporting interfacing with design engineers for purchase part exposure
- Act as the sourcing point of contact for GIDEP notifications, and drive any necessary response with regards to purchased parts
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 9 years of experience in Engineering)
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Engineering
- This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong knowledge and background in electronic components and/or mechanical assemblies
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
- Established project management skills, including the ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace 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.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes