AEDC Integration Engineer

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as GE Aerospace’s on-site technical focal at AEDC, leading day-to-day coordination, communication, and execution with AEDC and GE personnel.

• Plan and lead engine and rig test campaigns, including engine-to-facility integration, enabling hardware, infrastructure needs, and overall test readiness.

• Own test cell readiness and operations, including configuration control, tooling, consumables, workspace stewardship, and coordination of on-site mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation activities.

• Translate product requirements into clear test plans, coordinating across Product Validation, Systems Engineering, Evaluation Engineering, and AEDC teams to align scope and actions.

• Maintain proactive communication with AEDC and internal GE teams on priorities, schedules, risks, constraints, and execution status to keep all stakeholders aligned.

• Build and sustain strong working relationships with AEDC leadership, engineers, operators, and security personnel to enable safe, efficient, and compliant test execution.

• Ensure full compliance with GE engineering, quality, EHS, security, and regulatory requirements, including defense program security controls for facility, personnel, and data handling.

• Manage and maintain development test assets and hardware, including configuration status, inspections, preventative maintenance, and associated documentation.

• Analyze, validate, and communicate test data and results to internal stakeholders and external customers, influencing test decisions and future infrastructure planning.

• Drive continuous improvement in test execution, including supporting reviews and tollgates, resolving technical and operational issues, capturing lessons learned, and mentoring on-site GE engineers and technicians.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Design/Test Engineering).

• At least 8 additional years of experience in an Engineering position

• Willingness to travel off base up to 25% for trainings, planning, and test support demand

• Active or ability to obtain DoD Security Clearance at the Secret level or higher.

• Active or ability to obtain “Advanced Programs” access.

• Due to security requirements, this position must be able to work a full-time in the office schedule as required by the test campaign.

• This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold US Government Security Clearance.

Desired Characteristics

• Self-motivated and driven

• Knowledge of fulfillment, assembly, instrumentation, and test disciplines

• Familiarity with the GE Aerospace development test network

• Complex engine and Rig test experience

• Established project management skills and ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously

• Demonstration of FLIGHT DECK and lean tool applications

• Very strong oral and documentation communication skills

• Confident interpersonal, teaming, and leadership skills

• Proven ability to influence teams and across functions and bands

• Prior supervisory or directing small team's experience

• Experience working with DoD and/or Defense customer and processes

• Active DoD Security Clearance at the Secret level or higher