Job Description
Job Description
At the Lafayette Engine Facility, our interns will get to view the day-to-day life of our technicians, who are more than jet engine mechanics. Lafayette is a teaming site made up of multiple teams that operate as interconnected business units driving their team’s safety, quality, and delivery goals. This structure offers our team members a high degree of flexibility and professional development. In this role you will be based at GE Aerospace’s state of the art facility in Lafayette, Indiana where we support new jet engine assembly for the LEAP and Passport engines as well as overhaul for the LEAP engine. As a Lafayette Intern, you will have the opportunity to grow and develop in unlimited ways.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Participate in a flexible workforce
- Work on a team & take an active role in team decision-making
- Write engine disassembly reports
- Load and submit data for leading indicators
- Assist in gathering measurements for departure records
- Track departure records and repairs to be performed
Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma / GED
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA off a 4.0 scale without rounding
- Due to access to export-controlled information, you must be one of the following: (1) US Citizen or national; (2) US permanent resident; (3) Person granted refugee status; (4) Person granted asylee status or Beneficiary of legalization through an amnesty program, or (5) other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering Technology (an ABET accredited program) in addition to FAA Powerplant certificate.
Desired Characteristics
- Prioritizes safety and quality
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated and able to take initiative
- Openness to give and receive feedback across the site
- Ability to teach and coach others
- Critical thinking capability, maturity of judgement
Additional Information
- Flexible shift assignment (1st or 2nd) based on school schedule
- Minimum hours required: 40 hours per month (average 10 hours a week)
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE 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).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
