Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer (Gate 1 – Disassembly) is responsible for driving safe, efficient, and predictable execution at the front end of the engine overhaul process. This role ensures proper teardown, defect identification, and process readiness to enable downstream gates.

The Manufacturing Engineer (Gate 1 – Disassembly) is responsible for driving safe, efficient, and predictable execution at the front end of the engine overhaul process. This role ensures proper teardown, defect identification, and process readiness to enable downstream gates.
This position supports the repair of 160+ engines/year and 400+ modules/year, contributing to ~$1B in annual revenue. The Manufacturing Engineer provides direct technical support to 180+ shop floor personnel and is accountable for eliminating engineering-related delays, improving turnaround time (TAT), and ensuring high-quality output from disassembly.

• Provide direct technical support to shop floor personnel during disassembly operations, ensuring safe and efficient execution
• Maintain strong daily presence on the shop floor to support technicians and resolve issues in real time
• Ensure accurate and complete defect identification and documentation during teardown to prevent downstream escapes
• Drive high responsiveness and urgency in resolving engineering issues to ensure no impact to shop flow
• Ensure process readiness by validating tooling, documentation, preventing disruptions to flow
• Lead and execute Lean initiatives focused on reducing turnaround time (TAT), eliminating waste, and improving technician efficiency
• Own and maintain work instructions, ensuring alignment with OEM manuals and actual shop floor practices
• Drive first-time quality by ensuring defects are properly identified, documented, and communicated to downstream gates
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and tooling/vendors to support execution and continuous improvement
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for process-related issues
• Own and manage tooling and process-related projects, including budget tracking where applicable
• Share best practices and drive standardization across shifts and builds
• Promote and uphold EHS, Quality, Compliance, and Integrity standards across all activities

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Aeronautical, or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or MRO environment
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to drive issues to closure
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, shop floor-driven environment
• Strong communication skills with ability to engage across all levels of the organization

• Experience with gas turbine engines (aero-derivative preferred)
• Strong lean manufacturing background with demonstrated impact on cycle time reduction
• Six Sigma certification (preferred)
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and engineering tools (e.g., AutoCAD)
• Demonstrated ownership mindset and sense of urgency
• Ability to translate engineering requirements into practical shop floor execution

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.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova 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 Vernova 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
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between…