Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Product Development Lab

Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world‑leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.

The Vandalia facility is located 50 minutes north of the GE Aerospace headquarters, just north of Dayton, the birthplace of aviation. This business has a rich history, in operation for over 100 years, covering 140 000 sq ft on 27 acres off Interstate 75.

At GE Aerospace in Vandalia, we specialize in manufacturing and servicing world‑class power generation and electrical control and distribution equipment for a variety of aerospace customers. The Lead Manufacturing Engineer works on power generation products for both Military and Commercial Programs, improving manufacturability and process layout.

• Develop manufacturing processes for New Product Introduction (NPI), document process changes, drive process/fixture improvements, lead cycle time improvements, cost of quality (COQ), and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) actions.
• Lead Root Cause & Corrective Action activity related to concerns that arise through the manufacturing NPI process.
• Create & maintain schedules to achieve project targets.
• Ensure manufacturing tooling, fixtures and processes are ESD and EHS compliant per site policies.
• Participate in LEAN initiatives and engage Six Sigma tools for process improvements.
• Use production and quality data to drive and implement process improvements to reduce costs and cycles.
• Design and model necessary tooling & fixtures for manufacturing and process improvements.
• Define cost estimates for hardware development and capital improvement projects.
• Manage multiple projects by providing scheduling, resource management, budget control and EHS compliance.
• Work in a matrixed organization and collaborate in a cross‑functional environment to meet customer milestones and complete projects on time and within budget.
• Ensure proper documentation for manufacturing processes, engineering designs and technical data to provide an accurate technical/historical base for future reference and meet customer requirements.
• Lead and effectively interface with manufacturing, engineering, sourcing, and other support teams to complete projects to meet EHS, production, quality, cost, and new product development goals within schedule and budget.
• Successfully lead the transition of the manufacturing process to the production cell, maintaining responsibility for the process in production.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in an engineering role).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing and/or engineering role.

• This position requires U.S. citizenship status.
• Ability and willingness to sit onsite at the GE Aerospace facility in Vandalia, OH 5 days per week.
• Start time can vary between 6:00–7:00 am eastern.
• A typical work day will require 8–10 working hours based on business needs.

• Previous fast‑paced manufacturing experience.
• Previous experience with root cause analysis.
• 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.
• 3D modeling experience, preferably Siemens NX.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance that begins on the first day of employment.
• Permissive time off policy for newly‑hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• And more!

Additional role requirement:
This role requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information. Employment will be contingent upon proving that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or have been granted asylum…