Job Description Summary

Job Description

Launch your research career with the GE Aerospace Research Edison Program. Our early career rotational program is designed for graduate talent who want to build deep technical expertise and grow their leadership skills through high-impact R&D assignments, formal learning, and coaching and mentorship from recognized experts.

You’ll collaborate with world-class researchers to advance our mission: to create the future of flight. In the GE Aerospace Research Edison Program, you’ll do meaningful research, publish and patent where appropriate, and learn how breakthrough ideas become real aerospace technologies—working alongside smart, collaborative people who value rigor, curiosity, and customer impact. 
 

Our team brings together world-class experts in the following disciplines to innovate for the aerospace industry:

• Digital & Electrical Systems … including AI/Computer Vision, Power Electronics, Electric Machines, Autonomous Systems, Semiconductors, Embedded Systems & Controls, and Optimization & Risk Analytics

• Materials & Manufacturing … including Advanced Manufacturing, Ceramics, Composites, Metallurgy, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Coatings, Materials Characterization, Material Mechanics, Probabilistic Design & Materials Informatics, and Materials & Systems Modeling

• Aero-Thermal & Mechanical Systems ... including Aerodynamics, CFD Methods, Combustion, Component Heat Transfer, Thermal Management Systems, Mechanical Design, and Structures & Analysis
   

As an Edison Researcher, you will…

• Contribute to 3 research assignments that advance the future of flight—tackling technically demanding problems where your work can shape next-generation products, services, and capabilities.

• Grow your research expertise in your chosen field and expand your skills in new areas—building technical depth through hands-on experimentation, modeling/simulation, and data-driven discovery.

• Collaborate with diverse teams to develop innovative technologies for the aerospace industry—partnering across disciplines to translate research into validated, scalable solutions.

• Receive technical training, mentorship, and coaching from world-class technologists and experienced technical leaders—learning how to frame research questions, build evidence, communicate results, and influence technical direction.

• Participate in leadership development experiences that enhance your professional skills and impact—developing the foundations of technical leadership, including stakeholder alignment, structured problem solving, and scientific storytelling.
   

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM discipline.

• This role requires use of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) or security clearance to access classified information. Therefore, employment is contingent upon your ability to prove that you meet the qualification of being a US Citizen.

• Must be willing to work from the GE Aerospace Research office in Niskayuna, NY.

• Minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

• Rotations in the GE Aerospace Research Edison Program may require an individual to obtain active US Government Secret Clearance with ability to attain a Top-Secret Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship.
   

Eligibility Requirements:
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Due to the nature of our projects, US Citizenship is required.
 

You will stand out if you have one or more of these attributes:

• Prior intern, co-op, or research experience (university, national lab, industry, or applied research setting).

• Exceptional academic performance with research orientation (e.g., thesis-based work, publications, conference presentations, patents, or open-source technical contributions).

• Humble and inclusive: seeks to learn, welcomes feedback, and values different perspectives in technical debate. Creates an environment where others can contribute and do their best work.

• Focused and rigorous: uses data to make decisions, frames hypotheses, designs experiments, and strengthens solutions through iteration and learning.  Connects their research to real world impact.

• Transparent and collaborative: communicates clearly to varied audiences, partners acr