Product Engineer

at  GE Aviation

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

We are looking for a Composite Product engineer to work within our Composite Product Engineer group in our rapidly growing repair shop at GE Aviation Hungary. We are undergoing considerable changes to the shop and present an opportunity for you to become involved and support and help drive these changes. We offer the opportunity to work within the Aviation Repair network working at a facility that has one of the largest portfolio of Aircraft Engine platforms in Europe.
Our facility is worldwide leader in repair of the composite and metallic components from variety of Turbofan jet engine modules.
As regional leader in repair of the COMPOSITE components being part of Fan Module, our COMPOSITE repair unite is specializing in repair of the Fan Blades, acoustic liner panels and outlet guide vanes, which belongs to portfolio of GE commercial engines, such as GE90, GEnx, LEAP, CFM, CF34 and GP.

• Acts as key facilitator for corresponding manufacturing processes. Focal for manufacturing PRODUCT quality, cost, and delivery. Works with cross-functional teams (Process Engineering, Operations, Customer Support, Quality) to solve technical issues and to identify and implement manufacturing improvements. Collaborates with quality and design resources to address product quality concerns, change in design requests, and design for manufacturability improvements.
• Act as Product Owner at assigned area
• Overseeing sitewide Business and Quality Procedures, drive changes targeting their improvements and create them where does not exist. Act as owner and ensure they are followed.
• Provide PRODUCT and process expert support in New Product Implementation projects.
• Challenge on existing capabilities and repair methods searching for new solutions based on existing knowledge. Act as change manager ensuring Lessons learnt are being documented and accelerated, implemented, and recognized in metrics across organization.
• Being part of a local manufacturing and a global engineering team, engaging relevant stakeholders, managing by exceptions and escalating in case if necessary
• Driving / Supporting EHS and Quality RCA’s, definition and implementation of Corrective Actions / Preventive Actions. Driving / Supporting EHS and Ergonomics projects
• Leading / Participating in Projects / Mission Based Teams, targeting Changes / Improvements and delivering them on time
• Taking active part in production meetings and taking the LEAD on solving technical issues on their own initiative
• Overcome obstacles which are impeding continuous material flow in production and process excellence.
• Managing, developing and implementing all the technical enablers of a safe, quality and cost efficient (optimized) repair process improvements, including industrialization efforts of the new repair solution, for the assigned and/or relevant legacy products:
• Routings (task lists), Methods / Work Instruction (HELP Sheet / Tech Sheet), required Materials incl. locally manufactured (SPAD), Fixtures, Tools & Supplies, Environment, related Trainings, New Equipment, etc.
• in accordance with internal and external procedures, requirements and practices and business needs
• Continuous monitoring of Product Quality
• Rework rates, Product First Time Yield, Delivery (TAT, OTD) and Cost metrics for exceptions and trends, define and implement corrective and improvement actions, use data for prioritization
• Proactively applying LEAN principles and tools in everyday work. Asking for help and sharing best practices
• All other duties as assigned within the job scope.