Lead Metallic Materials Engineer, Aerospace Applications

GE Aerospace; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 112,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace’s Military Materials Systems (MMS) organization seeks a Lead Metallic Materials Application Engineer to define and sustain materials and processes for engine hardware. You will partner with design, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to meet program requirements and ensure safe, reliable hardware.

You will define M&P for hardware, lead qualification activities, and drive root-cause investigations and improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, or Metallurgy (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 7 years of engineering experience)
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; US citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Interpret design requirements that affect materials and processes for assigned hardware and provide M&P guidance to design and manufacturing teams
• Define M&P for assigned hardware; review and approve hardware drawings and design changes
• Set qualification requirements and disposition initial part qualifications and subsequent process and source changes
• Disposition manufacturing nonconformances and support supplier process reviews in partnership with quality and supply chain
• Lead root cause investigations of M&P-related problems in manufacturing and in the field, and drive corrective actions and read across
• Identify M&P technology gaps and update M&P technology strategies
• Apply lessons learned and best practices from field experience, manufacturing changes, property evaluations, and development programs
• Communicate hardware M&P status and results to team members and leadership
• Author technical reports documenting key M&P decisions

Skills

Nickel/cobalt superalloys

Titanium alloys

High-strength steels

Aerospace quality systems

Manufacturing processes

Material characterization

Metallography

Fatigue and creep

AMS/ASTM specs

Project coordination

Clearance (Secret/Top Secret)

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in Materials Engineering/Science/Metallurgy

Job description

GE Aerospace’s Military Materials Systems (MMS) organization seeks a Lead Metallic Materials Application Engineer to define and sustain materials and processes for engine hardware. You will partner with design, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to meet program requirements and ensure safe, reliable hardware.

You will define M&P for hardware, lead qualification activities, and drive root-cause investigations and improvements.