Staff Engineer-Mechanical Component

Job Description Summary

Activities contributing to the design and development of products, solutions, and systems. Includes activities linked to technical improvement of existing products and components. Impacts approaches, projects, and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role.

The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

The Fluid System Staff Engineer demonstrates leadership in the execution of business priorities, engaging globally and with industrial partners to develop advanced/emerging technologies and to support significant upgrades of fielded product lines. The Fluid System Staff Engineer is responsible for leading the proposal, development, integration, validation, certification/qualification of the engine's fluid systems and components for Military and Commercial applications. These fluid systems and components include the pumps, hydromechanical units, filters, actuators and valve systems.

As Fluid System Staff Engineer, you will be involved in development of fluid components/systems over the full product design cycle (concept to new product introduction) for use in turbofan, turbojet and turboshaft turboprop engine controls for customers such as Airbus, Boeing, Sikorsky, Bell, and Leonardo helicopter, as well as the U.S. Army/Navy/Air Force, and other foreign military customers. In addition, you will be responsible to address critical field, manufacturing, and production issues related to engine’s fluid systems and components.

• Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirements. This work would include mechanical engineering for fluid components on turbofan and rotorcraft engines.
• Develop specialized knowledge in the discipline. Serve as a best practice/quality resource. Have awareness of latest technical developments in own area. Contribute towards strategy and policy development, and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.
• Have in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; have working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
• Use judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Take new perspectives on existing solutions. Use technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Use multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explain difficult or sensitive information; work to build consensus. Develop persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
• Lead the execution of component and/or subsystem development projects to implement upgrades and improvements on fielded control systems fluid products.
• Lead or participate in organizational efforts in assigned projects and/or tasks.
• Lead supplier and purchase service engineering teams to develop and qualify new fluid systems hardware design and test.
• Develop action plans to anticipate and respond to product and customer issues.
• Support field investigations and lead the related fluid system and component investigations. Formulate and implement plans to achieve technical requirements, vendor substantiation, schedules and contract commitments.
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in design engineering
• GE Aerospace will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

• Master's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
• Understands the engine system, performance or controls operation.
• Fluid component expertise: ownership from requirements through qualification/test, with strong fluid dynamics and reliability focus.
• Manufacturing savvy:
  Design for manufacturability and design to cost for cast/machined parts, process capability awareness, and supplier collaboration to improve yield/lead time.
• Drawing mastery: expert geometric dimensioning and tolerancing per ASME Y14.5, clear specs/tolerances, and rapid resolution of ambiguities via ECs.
• System perspective: fluid system modeling/validation, defining component envelopes, and driving root cause & corrective action across interfaces.

Base pay range: $149,500 – $200,000. The…