Manufacturing Engineer

Employer description

Job Description SummaryIn this role you will support the manufacturing processes that turn formed sheet metal into flight-critical hardware: forming, resistance and TIG welding, brazing, heat treat, and machining. You’ll work directly with operators, quality, and senior engineers on the shop floor to keep parts flowing, solve process problems, and prevent defects from escaping. You’ll follow standard work and established procedures, but you can reorder your priorities as production needs change. Your work directly affects product quality, delivery, and the success of the team around you. Plant 2 makes sheet metal fabricated parts for jet engines. Its main product line is combustors, and it also builds fuel nozzles and parts.

Job DescriptionRoles and Responsibilities

Give hands-on engineering support to combustor and nozzle production. Respond to floor issues, help operators, and keep parts moving through fabrication, welding, brazing, heat treat, and machining.Help maintain and improve process documentation, including work instructions, operation sheets, and setup sheets, so they match current engineering requirements and drawings.Support process control for special processes such as resistance (spot/seam) welding, TIG welding, brazing, and heat treat. Monitor process parameters, verify setups, and flag anything that drifts from the spec.Read and interpret blueprints and GD&T on sheet metal assemblies. Help resolve fit-up, distortion, weld quality, and dimensional problems.Work on nonconformances and quality escapes. Collect data, help find the root cause, and carry out corrective and preventive actions within established procedures.Take part in lean and continuous improvement projects (standard work, 5S, setup reduction, flow improvement) that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.Work with Quality, Production, Materials, Tooling, and senior Manufacturing Engineers. Understand how your area’s work connects to upstream and downstream operations.Make decisions within your defined scope. Escalate technical issues that fall outside established parameters to senior engineers.Explain technical information clearly to operators and cross-functional partners. Train or guide junior team members as needed.Follow and promote EHS requirements and safe work practices in a fabrication environment.
Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Manufacturing/Production experience)
Desired Characteristics

Experience in manufacturing or production.Experience with CNC machining, resistance welding, TIG welding, vertical/horizontal lathe, milling, heat treat, brazing, fabricationProcess control, Improvement & escape prevention, Technical requirements & process control, GD&T, blueprint reading, problem solving, lean manufacturingHumble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn​Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively​Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed ​Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative​Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker 

The base pay range for this position is $92,000-$110,000. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on November 10, 2026.

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)).

Additional InformationGE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace 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 Aerospace 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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes