Manufacturing Readiness Lead – NPI & Process Maturation

GE Aerospace; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in the United States seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Development Readiness to lead MRL execution, mature manufacturing methods, and launch readiness for next-gen technologies. You will partner with design, quality, supply chain, and operations to ensure producible designs and robust readiness plans that meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

The role combines leadership of readiness processes, APQP-related activities, and cross-functional reviews, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field (or 4+ years experience in manufacturing engineering).
• Experience with MRL, APQP, PFMEA, control plans, launch tollgates, or similar readiness frameworks.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain.
• Strong analytical and communication skills with experience turning data into execution priorities.
• Experience supporting or implementing new manufacturing technologies in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead MRL execution for assigned programs, including assessments, gap closure plans, evidence-based gate reviews, and readiness reporting.
• Translate technology roadmaps and product requirements into executable manufacturing development and production readiness plans.
• Partner with design engineering to improve producibility early in the design cycle by incorporating manufacturing capability, process constraints, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and mature manufacturing processes for advanced or special process applications, including production methods, tooling concepts, fixtures, and shop implementation strategies.
• Lead cross-functional tollgates, tier reviews, CDRL reviews and readiness reviews across engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations.
• Build and maintain dashboards, visual management tools, and action trackers to monitor MRL maturity, launch risk, deployment progress, and SQDC performance.
• Support APQP, PFMEA, control plans, and structured problem-solving to reduce manufacturing risk and stabilize execution.
• Work with production teams to ensure processes are ready for rate, yield, quality, and delivery performance.
• Support supplier and production readiness activities where required, including process reviews and deployment planning.
• Capture lessons learned and standardize best practices for future technology insertion and launch execution.
• Foster a lean operating culture using FLIGHT DECK principles, including standard work, daily management, action planning, and problem solving.

Skills

MRL experience

APQP familiarity

PFMEA

Control plans

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Dashboarding tools

APQP software

Job description

GE Aerospace in the United States seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Development Readiness to lead MRL execution, mature manufacturing methods, and launch readiness for next-gen technologies. You will partner with design, quality, supply chain, and operations to ensure producible designs and robust readiness plans that meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals.

The role combines leadership of readiness processes, APQP-related activities, and cross-functional reviews, with a focus on