Lead Manufacturing Engineer – Fixtures and Part Movement
GE VernovaAbout the role
Job Description Summary
Are you passionate about innovation? Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?We operate with a founder’s mindset. We deliver innovation with passion, speed, and courage. We continuously challenge our thinking and are empowered to dream big and take smart risks.
What impact you’ll make
As a member of the Process Industrialization team, you will be an active contributor to create, maintain, and execute the standard in how to develop and industrialize manufacturing processes using a team-based approach. This role sits within the Process Industrialization team and will execute development and improvement efforts around fixtures and part movement. With a heavy focus on safety and quality the role will execute technical development of connected processes, designing building and implementing standard fixture solutions, no lift solutions, machine loading/unloading, and overall part movement through production.
Job Description
What you’ll do
- Utilize in-depth knowledge of technical disciplines, analytical thinking, and technical experience to execute policy/strategy and roadmap initiatives
- Execute hand offs for new product introductions, part and technology transfers, new process introductions, and strategic plant and equipment investments; inclusive of lead time, technology selection, tooling, fixturing, programming, quality plan, and run-off of initial production sets
- Execute hands-on development of new products and processes enabling a successful hand-off to the production team
- Manage project timelines to meet customer needs with a strong focus on safety, process quality, and internal customer needs
- Strong ability to identify and eliminate waste
- Engineering, standardizing, and optimizing manufacturing processes
- Participate in productivity efforts supporting cost competitiveness
- Incorporate lean manufacturing principles into process development
- Utilize kaizen activities for continuous improvement and collaborate with wider team on breakthrough initiatives
What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college OR a High School Diploma / GED with at least 4 years of manufacturing experience
- Minimum of 4 additional years of experience in Production Process and Equipment OR MIT graduates with a minimum of 2 years in Production Process & Equipment via academic or professional / internship experiences
- Experience with GD&T and CAD
What will make you stand out
- Experience in fixture design
- Proficiency in NX
- Strong background in designing and building control systems
- Experience in fabrication and/or machining
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Ability to influence others and lead small teams
- Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact
- Ability to coordinate and manage several projects simultaneously
- Effective problem identification and solution skills
- Proven analytical and organizational ability
- Deep manufacturing technical expertise
- Has comprehensive knowledge of underlying principles, approaches, and methodology
Eligibility Requirements:
- Ability to work off-shift or flexible schedule at times as required by project timelines
- Ability and desire to work on site in a manufacturing environment
- This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment
- This position is 100% onsite at the GE Vernova Greenville, SC Garlington Road location
Benefits Available to You
GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)
Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
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