Job Description Summary

The Advanced Lead Engineer in Material Coatings will work in a highly skilled cross-functional team engaged in the advancement of aircraft coating systems. In this role, you will guide a multi-disciplinary team to achieve a set of development objectives via materials development programs and partnering with manufacturing on corresponding efforts with a focus on Thermal Barrier Coatings.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead development projects for the improvement and usage of materials, coatings, and processes undertaken to build, apply, or shape the materials
• Remain current in the state of the art within own technical specialty for new products introduction activity, performance improvements, cost reductions and problem resolutions
• Create and manage project timelines
• Create and execute test plans
• Understand and apply technical requirements from specifications and engineering drawings that impact materials and processes and provide guidance to multidisciplinary teams
• Evaluate, compare and obtain property data to guide material selection
• Perform metallurgical and compositional evaluations
• Make recommendations after analysis of the data using quality tools
• Document and communicate development results through technical reports and presentations 
• Identify Materials and Process technology gaps and propose solutions for component durability or future designs
• Protect the Intellectual Property rights of the Company

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry with a minimum of a minimum of 4 years of experience in Engineering and/or Science or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Engineering and/or Science
• 5 years’ experience leading material coating development programs through the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) process

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering ​
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Established project management skills

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, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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