Life Cycle Engineer - Repair Center Productivity

Job description

3129186
Additional Cities

Houston
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Power
Business Segment

Power Power Services
Function

Engineering/Technology
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Texas
Postal Code

77008
Role Summary/Purpose

The Life Cycle Engineer - Repair Center Productivity identifies, leads, and implements many cost out and productivity projects at the Houston Service Center. As part of the services engineering organization, this role interfaces between multiple design engineering organizations, the product lines, and the operations team at the repair center. In this role, you will actively work and resolve troubleshooting, non-conformance dispositions, and cost of quality efforts.

Essential Responsibilities

As the Life Cycle Engineer - Repair Center Productivity, you will:

·  Identify opportunities and maintain a pipeline of cost out, productivity project ideas with investment and ROI calculations
·  Pitch projects for business case approval (projects can include removing unnecessary work scope, extending hardware life intervals, implementing more efficient repair methodologies, etc.)
·  Manage all aspects of the project, including funding, budget, technical approvals, tooling design and creation, trials, training, documentation, implementation, etc.
·  Track and verify project success following project implementation
·  Coordinate and support the Aero Services repair engineering team based in Cincinnati, includeing helping identify repair opportunities (scrap avoidance) and securing / shipping scrap hardware for repair trials
·  Lead projects that improve Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
·  Lead projects that improve TAT of component repairs
·  Lead projects that improve productivity, cost and quality at customer sites through FieldCore field procedures
·  Support Houston Service Center in troubleshooting technical issues, dispositioning non-conformances and leading technical RCA investigations
Qualifications/Requirements

·  Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited university or college
·  Minimum of 7 years of gas turbine technology experience
·  Minimum of 3 years of experience in service center and repair organizations
Desired Characteristics

·  Green Belt / Black Belt certified or equivalent Quality certification
·  Gas Turbine service center repair and overhaul experience
·  Gas Turbine lifing and failure modes experience
·  Gas Turbine component repair experience
·  Ability to calculate ROI, NPV, cost savings, etc.
·  Understanding of LM products
·  Commercial sensitivity with a focus on customer needs
·  Strong written and verbal communication skills
·  Creative, out-side-the-box thinker
·  Proven interpersonal skills
·  Demonstrated team player
·  Strong computer skills
·  Financial skills
·  Self-Starter

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About Us

GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

GE Power is a world leader in power generation with deep domain expertise that helps customers deliver electricity from a wide spectrum of fuel sources. We are transforming the electricity industry with the digital power plant, the world’s largest & most efficient gas turbine, full balance of plant solutions and our data-leveraging software. Our innovative technologies and digital offerings help make power and water more affordable, reliable, accessible and sustainable.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual 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.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE 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.
Primary Country

United States