GE Aerospace
Lead Manufacturing Engineer-Casting and Forgings
Evendale · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of manufacturing shop experience in forging, foundry, and/or casting environments, including supplier locations. The posting also states a bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of such experience, or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of such experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or a high school diploma/GED with the stated experience alternative.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role requires a U.S. Government Security Clearance, with U.S. citizenship stated as a prerequisite. The posting also says access to export-controlled information requires proof of U.S. Person status (U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, asylee, or refugee) and that applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
About the job
Leads manufacturing readiness and improvement across forging and casting supply chains, including design producibility, supplier capability, capacity planning, process development, and raw-material delivery.
What you'll do
- Review designs and drawings to recommend manufacturing modalities and improve producibility of forgings and castings.
- Assess supplier capability, capacity, process readiness, constraints, and supply risk; support raw-material strategy.
- Partner across functions and with suppliers to improve process capability, resolve bottlenecks and quality issues, and improve delivery performance.
What they ask for
- At least 5 years of manufacturing shop experience in forging, foundry, and/or casting environments, including supplier locations.
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Microsoft Project.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is stated as a prerequisite.
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace materials, material selection, and manufacturing modalities for castings and forgings.
- Experience with quality processes, non-conformances, lean principles, and capacity or value-stream planning.
Tools
FLIGHT DECK, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Microsoft Project, GD&T, TAKT charts
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