Job Description Summary

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!
As the Strategic Manufacturing Engineering Leader, you're responsible for a team of manufacturing engineers or value engineers that are focused on product cost productivity for products made at a supplier in the Global Machine & Fabrications commodity (Global Sourcing). This engineering is associated with the manufacturing process, owns/influences budgets and operating plans. The role is guided by operating policy. Works with cross functional teams internal and external to sourcing. The role has autonomy within the operational area or a segment within a larger business unit. The role may have a major impact on a small business unit or Family within a Function, or P&L. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Accountable for partnering with the Global Machine & Fabrications commodity - Strategy Leader(s), Buying Leader(s), Buyers, Contract Performance Managers - to drive cost productivity on sourced parts.
• Lead a team of senior professional direct reports. Has the ability to attract and retain talent. Often manages medium to large teams. Developing expertise in own function.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve total cost for sourced hardware. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.
• Ownership of a cost project pipeline, and responsible for the yield of project completion and savings.
• Leverage network internal to sourcing and external network with GE shop part families, GE engineering, and GE product line businesses to look for the best solutions to provide parts at the right value to the customer - including make vs. buy, new technologies or manufacturing processes, lean or process improvements, design changes, etc.
• Leads others to find creative solutions within complex manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Employs sophisticated operational/product management, manufacturing or engineering techniques. Interaction with adjacent functions needed to solve issues. Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Presents business or technical discipline solutions to leaders. Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.
• Define and control production process including tooling and equipment. Validate design specifications and shop floor application of new product, tools, or equipment. Includes Manufacturing Engineers.
• May include roles that are experts in their discipline, providing professional or thought leadership . Influences policy and ensures delivery within area of responsibility, linking with other parts of the organization.
• Role will require 30-50% of travel based on the employee's location

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in Manufacturing & Production Process and Equipment in operations & manufacturing environments driving engineering initiatives

Desired Characteristics

• Machine & fabrications shop experience in the Aerospace industry
• People leader development
• Delivers with focus on key business objectives, working across large matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated KPI and Operations Management. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve technical problems.
• Experienced problem solver. Demonstrated improvements in manufacturing processes or improvements in the quality/yield of making parts.
• Experience with breaking down fixed and variable and hidden costs of making a product.
• Acts with humility, seeks perspective of others, and creates an inclusive culture
• Leads with transparency to reach the best mutual outcomes for GE