Sr Sourcing Staff Manager - Sourcing Management
GE Aerospace
Senior Field Service Engineer, Turbine Airfoils Manufacturing
GE Aerospace
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Provide advanced technical support and leadership for turbine airfoil manufacturing processes, including laser weld, laser ablation, creep feed grinding, and EDM
- Lead troubleshooting and optimization efforts for laser weld and ablation processes
- Drive strategic improvements in creep feed grinding and EDM operations to enhance material removal accuracy and surface finish quality
- Mentor and train junior engineers and manufacturing personnel on best practices and advanced techniques
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex manufacturing challenges and improve process efficiency
- Conduct root cause analysis and lead implementation of corrective actions for quality or performance issues
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) priorities, with safety as the top priority
- Monitor and analyze production data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
- Communicate effectively with customers and suppliers to address technical concerns and ensure satisfaction
- Document and report findings, recommendations, and progress to stakeholders, providing strategic insights and solutions
- Travel up to 50% to support operations at Madisonville, Greenville, and Auburn sites and to customer sites
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in turbine airfoil manufacturing or a related field)
- At least an additional 5 years of experience in turbine airfoil manufacturing or a related field
- Desired: At least 10 years of experience in turbine airfoil manufacturing or a related field
- Experience with laser weld, laser ablation, creep feed grinding, and electrical discharge machining (EDM) processes
- Experience in manufacturing processes such as casting, machining, coating, and inspection
- Experience in troubleshooting complex technical issues and implementing effective solutions
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles, including Kaizen, Standard Work, and Hoshin Kanri
- Familiarity with GE Aerospace’s FLIGHT DECK operating system
- Mentoring and leadership experience (mentor junior engineers and manufacturing personnel)
- Ability to lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers and suppliers
- Willingness to travel up to 50% to support operations at Madisonville, Greenville, and Auburn sites and customer sites
- This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information; applicants must be U.S. lawful permanent residents, U.S. Citizens, asylees/refugees, or able to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information
- 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)
