Lead Manufacturing Engineer 1 – Sourced Hardware

GE Aerospace is a leading company in the aerospace sector, seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to support and lead hardware delivery projects from suppliers. The role involves collaborating with multi-functional teams to solve technical issues and improve product delivery while ensuring supplier capabilities meet manufacturing requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing Engineering focal for assigned supplier base. Expected to own the technical performance of multiple suppliers so supplier travel will be frequent (25-50%)
• Actively leads delivery problem solving while collaborating with external supplier teams and internal GE fulfilment, commercial, quality team members to enables solutions
• Drives multiple delivery and producibility improvement projects, ensuring each follow defined methodology, executes to individual tasks, and similarly influences partner resources to meet required tollgates and deliverables
• Has manufacturing expertise in specific part families and processes and can support across multiple part families
• Guides and influences suppliers’ performance based on developing manufacturing expertise
• Knows and is influencing cost at focus suppliers, actively addresses cost issues when they arise
• Active in supplier selection based on value. Partners with commercial owners to ensure supplier selection provides desired value
• Supports source changes as needed while problem solving and supporting suppliers

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 6 years of experience in Manufacturing)
• At least 6 years of experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Production Management
• Experience programming or mechanically supporting fabrication and/or traditional (milling, turning, broach, weld) and/or non-traditional (EDM, 3D printing) machining methods
• Experience using evidence based analytical thinking to verify the relationships between issues and develop practical solutions fixing the underlying root cause
• Experience leading and participating in improvement projects and problem-solving efforts
• Sourcing, Shop Operations, or Production Control expertise
• Manufacturing Experience in Aerospace or Automotive
• Humble: respectful, inclusive, good listener, learns from past
• Transparent: Candid in feedback, shares to solve problems, helps grow others
• Focused: Safety first, prioritizes work, measures success by the customer, continuously improves