Lead Engineer - Signature Design

Job Description SummaryThis role resides within GE Aerospace Edison Works and involves the planning, execution, and reporting on Survivability work scope. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in a variety of electromagnetic computational predictions, model fabrication, RCS testing, analysis, and manufacturing support activities for assigned military inlet and exhaust products. Join our AP (Advanced Programs) team, where you’ll be exposed to a diverse company culture, interacting with disciplines ranging from aero/mechanical design to heat transfer and material analysis. In this role, you will have an opportunity to make an impact at the tactical level, learn experientially, and contribute to a team focused on our customers’ needs.

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ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute with guidance various RCS Design, analysis, test, or hardware manufacturing support activities as assigned for Inlet/exhaust systems products

• Assist in the development and execution of plans to achieve RCS design technical requirements

• Assist in the development and execution of test planning, measurements, and data processing

• Develop action plans and provide status for issue resolution and opportunity realization

• Ensure proper documentation of technical RCS design, measurement campaigns, and inspections are generated for the assigned projects consistent with engineering policies and design practices

• Monitor and communicate project status and significant developments

• Assist in preparation of materials and presentation at customer engagements and reviews

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited college or university

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in RCS, Electromagnetics, or Antennas

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

• This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold US Government Security Clearance.

  Ability to work onsite full-time is required

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

• Existing and active DoD Secret Security clearance

• BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering preferred

• 3 to 5 years of experience in Low Observable product design, test, or manufacturing

• Experience applying RCS Signature design and analysis principles 

• Experience exercising RCS predictions codes (SENTRi, Xpatch, Aurora, material stack codes, others)

• Experience executing RCS measurements in Far-field, Compact Range, and Near-Field scenarios

• Experience performing hardware acceptance testing and statistical analysis

• Experience in the planning, fabrication, assembly, and test of RCS pole models

• Experience utilizing Jira and Confluence

• Experience writing, modifying, and executing scripts in Python

• Experience utilizing Linux High Performance Clusters (HPCs) to schedule and execute batch jobs

• Experience performing surface and volume meshing (CATIA, Patran, Cubit, NX, Hypermesh, Pointwise)

• Knowledge of RF material measurements

• Knowledge of RCS calibration, transforms, and data processing (Knowbell, Saber, Pioneer RCS)

• Knowledge of component and RCS rollup techniques

• Knowledge of MIL-HDBK-513B

• Knowledge of Tier 0, Tier 1, or Tier 2 inspections and measurement hardware

• Polished written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and emotional intelligence presence

• Demonstrated ability to proactively complete tasking with minimal supervision

• Strong desire for continuous learning and application to job functions

• Desire to be part of a high performing team supporting a national defense mission

"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” General Electric founder, Thomas Edison, understood the need for advanced research to create a better future. GE Aerospace Edison Works brings that vision to life. It is a modern day, Military engine research and production environment that invents the future of flight, lifts people up, and brings them home safely.

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This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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