Materials Science Lead Engineer

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Coach and mentor others in the analysis, design, test and/or integration related to assigned components, assemblies or process systems that meet business standards, practices, and procedures, and meet the product/program requirements.
- Work within the guidelines of applicable GE Policies and Procedures, Engineering Standards, Design Customer Operating Procedures, Specifications, Government and Commercial Standards, and special security requirements.
- Provide technical leadership to other personnel and assigned teams, mentor others in the organization.
- Assure that proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks is consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
- Monitor and communicate project status, business issues, and significant developments. Participate as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews.
- Lead the solution of complex technical problems.
- Utilize Lean tools to improve current business products and processes. Document successful Lean projects
- Lead multiple projects, monitoring progress and quality and ensuring schedule requirements are met.
- Check own and other people’s work.
- Recognized technical expert in Materials Science Engineering.
- Lead the implementation of innovative analysis, designs, development concepts, processes, and system solutions.
- Define technical schedule cost and/or program requirements.
- Conduct assessments and develop action plans to anticipate and respond to problems.
- Effectively communicate and provide recommendations to internal and external GE customers through the analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical data.
- Provide the engineering technical support to cross functional teams to improve or resolve design, performance, manufacturing, supplier, or field issues.

**Required Qualifications**
- Bachelor associated to Materials Engineering or Metallurgy.
- Recognized technical expert and leader in materials engineering.
- Demonstrated proficiency in materials and processes issues resolution with a systemic view (technical, hardware, system, business, functions, and people).
- Demonstrated leading skills at a global level (global initiative lead or associated global responsibility).
- Demonstrated competency on topics associated to different Superalloys, manufacturing and joining processes.
- Experience in different processes for manufacturing of parts (welds, coatings, joining methods, additive, forgings, and castings.
- Proven experience on establishing and developing testing plans for determining materials capabilities.
- Strong communication skills, including fluency in English to interface with our US and global teams.

**Desired Characteristics**
- Experience specifically with the following material systems is nice but not specifically required:

- Elastomeric materials
- Epoxy, BMI, and/or Polyimide resin composite materials
- Thermoplastic materials
- Prepreg composites
- Resin infusion (RTM / VARTM) materials
- Injection molded polymeric composites
- Master’s Degree in materials science, polymer science, or similar degree.
- Experience with materials modeling, such as process modeling or mechanical modeling of laminate materials.
- Knowledgeable in use of laboratory equipment, specifically microscopy and microstructural analysis.
- Knowledgeable of failure analysis in common failure mechanisms in turbomachinery components resulting from manufacturing, testing or field operation being able to interpretate metallurgical investigation reports towards root cause determination.
- Knowledgeable of Repair and Advanced Repair Technologies such as inspection, joining, specialized welding, cleaning coating, advanced materials, and metal addition.
- Clear, strategic, and critical thinker; proven experience in translating strategies into actionable plans.
- Proven ability to prioritize, plan and execute important business initiatives.

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No