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 in a shop environment adhering to all safety policies in place
• Be a member of a team & take an active role in team decision-making
• Proactively reach out to Workstation Owners, KPO team, and project owners to start/complete projects.
• Design and Implement Continuous Improvement projects ie: kitting, carts etc…

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 an Engineering or Industrial Engineering discipline (an ABET accredited program)

Desired Characteristics

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering Technology (an ABET accredited program) in addition to an FAA Powerplant certificate

• 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
• Experience with power tools (Saws, drills, etc..)
• Hands on Mechanical experience.
• Ability to interpret drawings from concept and implement to a finished product

Additional Information

• 8 week internship, 40 hours per week

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)).

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