Composite Manufacturing Engineer - Product Introduction

Job Description Summary

As we continue to scale-up our New Production Introduction, we have an exciting new opportunity for a 12 month fixed term contract with our onsite Brockworth team near Gloucester. In this role you will be part of the NPI team to provide support to the growing demand for new propeller manufacturing systems and contribute to develop the next generation of electrified, sustainable aviation.

You will be a highly valued member of the Manufacturing Engineering department who are empowered across GE to ensure design intent is correctly translated using our production system.

You will ensure design for manufacturing remains a key focus during the development cycle of our products. Through development and pilot production you will provide feedback to the design team, aid the design team in resolving issues, supply documentation, tooling, and training to allow the product to be built in a clean manufacturing environment.

With a focus on manufacturability, you will help contribute to the development of new composite processes mostly, facilities and capabilities and assist with the adoption of automation and new technologies to ensure repeatability and reliability in the manufacturing process.

Job description

At GE Aerospace we design, manufacture, repair and overhaul a range of propeller systems for Military and Civil applications. This is done from our new state of the art facility in Gloucestershire, UK.

In this role you will be part of the NPI team to provide support to the growing demand for new propeller manufacturing systems and contribute to develop the next generation of electrified, sustainable aviation. You will be a highly valued member of the Manufacturing Engineering department who are empowered across GE to ensure design intent is correctly translated using our production system.

You will ensure design for manufacturing remains a key focus during the development cycle of our products. Through development and pilot production you will provide feedback to the design team, aid the design team in resolving issues, supply documentation, tooling, and training to allow the product to be built in a clean manufacturing environment.

With a focus on manufacturability, you will help contribute to the development of new composite processes mostly, facilities and capabilities and assist with the adoption of automation and new technologies to ensure repeatability and reliability in the manufacturing process.

• A hands-on approach to working directly with the manufacturing and engineering teams to help resolve manufacturing engineering issues using data, rationale and logic.
• Influencing design engineering to ensure manufacturing is represented during the product development process and design for manufacture/assembly is a priority consideration for the duration of the programme.
• Support and conduct hands‑on trials and manufacturing of composite development parts to validate processes and technologies.
• Developing test routines to establish process parameters around new technologies and systems to guide manufacturing application and determine feasibility of designed solutions.
• Employ a variety of virtual manufacturing tools to simulate workflow, automation sequences and space requirements to inform capacity plans, resource requirements and line balancing.
• Develop robust, lean solutions for equipment layouts, process design and product flow to maximise ROI and reduce hours/costs per unit.
• Working to ensure that process capability, cycle time and equipment availability targets are achievable through application of automation/existing solutions as well as new technology introduction.
• Define equipment lists, spare requirements, training requirements (production, ME and maintenance), work instructions and substance/equipment safety documentation.
• Be a key part of an APQP rollout and an FMEA critical characteristic cascade into internal & supplier quality operating systems.
• Lead the installation/commissioning process to deliver a system through continuous improvement & root cause analysis that meets delivery targets and operations requirements across safety, quality,…