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Lead Engineer – Commercial Field Service

Full Time Remote

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

GE Aerospace is looking for a Lead Engineer to join our Airframer Field Service organization! As a member of this team, you can expect to be co-located at the customer’s site, providing day-to-day support to our customers. More specifically, you will serve as the primary GE on-site representative and be expected to provide program leadership, technical direction, and hands on troubleshooting assistance to the customer in their operation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of assigned jet engine product lines before and during aircraft entry into service.

Job Description

Key Roles & Responsibilities :

Additionally, you will:

  • Support customer issue resolutions, fleet issues, service bulletin implementations, monitoring and diagnostics, fleet configuration, and outage management.

  • Interpret OEM & technical manuals where necessary.

  • Review effectiveness of maintenance actions to identify training need opportunities.

  • Utilize our FLIGHT DECK principles to deliver continuous improvement, identifying proactive reliability enhancements.

  • Produce data analytics and timely reporting of production status, program updates, events, and trends to key internal stakeholders.

  • Provide recommendations on opportunities for proactive maintenance ; direct and facilitate any necessary rework to assure engine serviceability meets new aircraft requirements for certification.

  • Share voice of customer insights to key internal stakeholders regularly to assist with data collection and timely reporting of performance analyses, marketing intelligence, and potential sales opportunities.

  • Flexibility and willingness to work onsite to support around-the-clock operations at the customer as needed on weekends and holidays.

  • Standard working hours for this position are 1 : 3 0 PM – 10:00 PM EST (factors a 30min dinner break).

Minimum Qualifications :

To be considered for this opportunity, candidates must have:

  • A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with at least 2 years of full time working experience in airline operations or maintenance planning, engineering, aviation propulsion, or related field (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of full time work experience in airline operations or maintenance planning, engineering, aviation propulsion, or related field).

Desired Qualifications :

  • Some technical expertise in aircraft engine or turbomachinery equipment.

  • Experience using software or data analytics to make informed technical decisions and to provide recommendations to the customer or other key internal stakeholders.

  • Self-directed with the ability to solve complex problems using sound judgement and critical thinking.

  • Ability to lead and deliver on result orientated priorities using strong project management, analytical, time management and prioritization skills.

  • Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to forge deep relations at all levels, not only with key internal stakeholders but also with the customer.

  • Passion to gain a deeper understanding of the commercial function and driving success for Aerospace with internal/external stakeholders, our customers, partners and colleagues.

  • Embody the GE Behaviors including Customer Driven, Respect for People, Continuous Improvement.

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.

Compensation Grade

LPB2

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 Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities 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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is one of the world’s premier aerospace companies, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of jet engines, propulsion systems, and integrated aircraft technologies. The company supports both commercial aviation and defense customers, powering aircraft used by airlines, the U.S. military, and allied forces around the world. With a legacy rooted in over a century of aviation innovation, GE Aerospace plays a central role in advancing the future of flight across efficiency, performance, and sustainability.

For job seekers, GE Aerospace offers opportunities across a wide range of disciplines including engineering, software development, advanced manufacturing, supply chain, cybersecurity, and program management. Employees work on mission-critical systems such as commercial and military jet engines, avionics, propulsion technologies, and lifecycle support services. The company is especially attractive to engineers, veterans, and cleared professionals who want to work on complex, high-impact systems that directly support global aviation and national security missions.

Unlike many pure defense contractors or startup aerospace firms, GE Aerospace combines deep industrial scale with long-term research and development capabilities. Employees contribute to programs spanning next-generation engine efficiency, additive manufacturing, digital engineering, and AI-enabled maintenance systems that help airlines and militaries improve reliability and reduce downtime. This blend of cutting-edge innovation and large-scale production gives employees exposure to both advanced R&D and real-world deployment at global scale.

As demand grows for more efficient aircraft engines, expanded defense propulsion capabilities, and modernized aerospace systems, GE Aerospace continues to expand its workforce and invest heavily in future technologies. For professionals seeking a stable yet highly technical career in aerospace and defense—where engineering excellence meets global impact—GE Aerospace remains one of the most respected and enduring employers in the industry.

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