The Senior Casting Technology Manufacturing Engineer provides technical leadership for structural investment castings across the value stream. You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to drive root cause problem solving, improve producibility, increase productivity, and deliver on business objectives. You will own supplier technical relationships, coach on internal processes/specs/methods, qualify new suppliers, and help develop and industrialize alternate casting technologies.
Work Location and Travel
- Remote eligible with a preference for candidates in Washington, Oregon, or California due to supplier locations
- Ability to travel to Cincinnati, Ohio multiple times in the first 6 months for onboarding and training
- Typical travel: 30%–50% to supplier sites and internal manufacturing locations
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide process and product technical leadership for the Investment Structural Castings commodity.
- Act as a change agent to advance world-class performance and standard work across the supply base.
- Own supplier technical relationships; mentor suppliers on GE Aerospace processes, specifications, and methods; ensure compliance and capability.
- Proactively takes ownership of issues and opportunities to lead structured, cross-functional problem-solving efforts, to identify true root cause and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Improve manufacturability through design-for-casting, specification clarity, and process capability improvements.
- Clearly communicate progress, risks, challenges, and countermeasures to leadership and stakeholders.
- Review and approve significant/special processes, including dimensional and metallurgical results; ensure adherence to standards and qualification requirements.
- Collaborate with Quality and Design Engineering to ensure new and changed processes meet established metrics; align with other commodities on strategy and objectives
- Partner with suppliers and internal teams to interpret drawings/specifications, ensuring conformance and clarity.
- Identify and onboard new suppliers; lead technical qualifications and readiness through Manufacturing and Quality Planning reviews and support supplier Castings Audits.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a technical field Engineering including Materials/Metallurgy, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or similar (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Casting Manufacturing experience)
- Minimum 5 years experience in Casting Manufacturing
- Ability to travel 30-50%
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in Titanium and/or Nickel-based superalloy structural investment castings, with demonstrated yield, capability, and cost improvements
- Expertise across investment casting special processes (wax, shell, melt/solidification control, heat treat, Welding, HIP, NDT) and specification compliance.
- Strong problem solving and project management skills.
- Experience with New Product Introduction, including process capability assessments and metallurgical evaluations.
- Experience maturing technologies and processes.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management; ability to influence without authority
- Humble learner: Respectful, receptive to feedback, agile, and continuously improving; seeks out diverse perspectives.
- Transparent communicator: Shares critical information proactively; speaks with candor; engages constructively to resolve issues.
- Focused and accountable: Fast learner with strong ownership; meets commitments and drives results against SQDC targets (Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost in that order).
- Additively enabled casting processes
- Proficiency with Siemens NX or comparable CAD.
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) experience.
“This role will require in-person attendance for New Hire Orientation on Day 1”
The base pay range for this position is $116,000.00 - 160,000.00. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on October 14, 2026.
GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
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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)).
Additional InformationGE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials/Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a similar technical field; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED with at least 4 years of casting manufacturing experience
- At least 5 years of experience in casting manufacturing
- Ability to travel 30%–50%
- Ability to meet U.S. Person requirements for access to U.S. export-controlled information
- Experience with titanium and/or nickel-based superalloy structural investment castings
- Expertise in investment casting special processes, including wax, shell, melt/solidification control, heat treatment, welding, HIP, NDT, and specification compliance
- Strong problem-solving and project management skills
- Experience with New Product Introduction, process capability assessments, and metallurgical evaluations
- Experience maturing technologies and processes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence without authority
- Experience with additively enabled casting processes
- Proficiency with Siemens NX or comparable CAD software
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) experience
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs, behavioral health support, and some on‑site healthcare options. Wellbeing programs emphasize physical, emotional, and social support and are often characterized as part of a top‑notch package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company contributions, long‑term financial planning tools, and vesting provisions. Legacy pension benefits remain for eligible employees despite the plan being frozen.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off offerings include paid vacation, holidays, sick time, personal days, and flexible work arrangements, with permissive PTO noted for some salaried roles. Family support includes generous parental leave and adoption assistance.
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