About

• Job Description Summary
• In the 12-month Systems Engineering Placement, you'll gain invaluable skills and experience in covering all aspects of systems engineering from requirements capturing, system design and verification.
• Job Description
• About GE Aerospace
• Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!
• Engineering
• Engineering is at the centre of what we do, and we are looking for talented, innovative engineers who can help us design and develop products for today, tomorrow, and in the future. If you are a dreamer, doer, and inventor who wants your voice to be heard and see your ideas take flight, this is the opportunity for you.
• Roles and Responsibilities
• In the 12-month Systems Engineering Placement, you'll gain invaluable skills and experience in covering all aspects of systems engineering from requirements capturing, system design and verification. You could be helping with gaining and maintaining network connectivity and providing support services to customers or process improvement using IT systems internally.

You could be working within

• A multi-disciplined team of engineers, reporting to the Control Systems Engineering Manager or you could be in Power Systems and Software function which involve liaising with external and internal stakeholders at the various stages of the systems engineering lifecycle for power distribution systems.
• Allocated Business Unit working on specific Corrective Actions, managing technical content and monitoring progress (to closure) whilst able to escalate resource/priority constraints to senior leaders. Test Systems NPI team = work safely in all TE Sustainment Lab Space & drive metrics to capture complexity and rate of progress of projects.
• The Systems Engineering team (Avionics Displays and Controllers) and gain invaluable skills and experience in covering all aspects of systems engineering from capturing stakeholder expectations, implementing change management on requirements, design, integration to testing the product to meet customer, environmental and certification needs.

We have a number of types or roles in this area

• Test Systems Sustainment, Cheltenham
• Control Systems – Engineering, Dowty
• Avionic Displays and Controllers, Cheltenham
• You will be guided by structured goals and objectives and will have responsibility to deliver on inspiring projects supported by your People Leader and team around you. We will guide you throughout the year to ensure you make the best of your GE Aerospace experience. Your People Leader will offer coaching and mentoring, and you will be provided with the opportunity to connect with other placement students across the UK.
• This opportunity is offered in our Cheltenham & Gloucester (Dowty, a GE Aerospace company) sites, during the process we will ask you to share your location and role preferences.
• With over 1,600 employees, Cheltenham is one of the largest GE Aerospace sites outside the USA and a major contributor to the local economy.
• Our heritage dates back to 1940 yet our technology is cutting-edge. Located in the heart of Gloucestershire, GE Aerospace Cheltenham focuses on the design, development and manufacture of state-of-the-art aircraft power distribution and avionics systems for the global aviation industry. Our customers include all major aerospace manufacturers - covering commercial, business jet and military applications. The scale and complexity of engineering projects at GE Aerospace Cheltenham offer our employees unique opportunities to work on major international projects, developing critical aircraft systems that will be relied on by many people for decades to come.
• At GE Aerospace we strive to be an employer of choice by offering internships, apprenticeships, mentoring and staff development programmes that create a workplace where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential.
• Innovation, a commitment to engineering excellence and leadership development places GE Aerospace Cheltenham as a pioneering force in building the future of flight.
• Dowty, a GE Aerospace company, is based in Gloucestershire. It is a world-leading supplier of electronically controlled, composite propeller systems for A wide range of civil and military applications, including commercial airliners and military airlifters to multi-role seaplanes and marine hovercraft.
• Key programs include the Lockheed Martin C-130J, the De-Haviland, Dash 8-400 and the Leonardo C-27J.
• Operated by a highly skilled workforce, Dowty’s’ in-house production expertise for composite blades includes application of resin transfer moulding processes, which have been continuously evolved and perfected since 1976; and the use of braiding machines that rapidly and accurately apply the blades’ fibre outer layers.
• This placement role is an intended pipeline to our Edison Engineering Development Progamme (EEDP) based in Cheltenham. Towards the end of the placement year, we will open up graduate applications for our current placement students with an aim to securing a role prior to the end of their placement year.
• Meaning, you can head back into your final year at university with a graduate job offer in hand. All you need to do is secure a 2,1 degree or above!
• If you love technology and desire a career in Engineering, EEDP is for you. Edison Engineers understand and apply engineering fundamentals in the business environment and design, analyse, and test the technology that continues to innovate how the world flies sustainably. Find out more here https://invent.ge/eedp
• If you are passionate about Systems Engineering, we would love to hear from you.
• Qualifications / Requirements
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or integrated Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field
• Keen interest in Systems Engineering
• On course to achieve a 2:1 degree or above
• To be in your penultimate year of study and returning to education post placement
• Desired Characteristics
• Able to roll up your sleeves and get involved in projects
• Organised & able to work towards deadlines
• Inspired and curious to learn
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to take ownership for projects
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Able to work as part of a team
• A placement at GE Aerospace is an opportunity to learn while doing. At GE Aerospace, you’ll work with business leaders in an atmosphere that will develop you, while doing work that makes an immediate impact.
• Total Reward
• At GE Aerospace we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice, and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.
• As a new joiner to GE, we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs.
• Non-contributory Pension
• Life Assurance
• Group income protection
• Private medical cover
• Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell
• Recruitment Process
• As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to submit an initial CV application. After this, the stages could include a video interview, testing and MS Teams online interview. Our recruitment team will be in touch with you at every stage to keep you updated and understand what is next in the process.
• If you require any adjustments to the process to enable you to be at your best, please email the team via UKEarly.Careers@geaerospace.com.
• Please note our applications will close on Friday 31st October but may close earlier dependant on application volumes. We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please only submit one application. If you submit multiple applications, we will progress the most suitable one. If in future you are deemed to be suitable for other opportunities, we will automatically consider you for these too.
• Security Clearance
• Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS
• Right to Work
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. Further, sponsorship is not available for our Early Careers opportunities. Our placement roles are pipeline for our graduate roles so you would need the permanent right to work to be eligible. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
• Whether we are manufacturing components for our engines, driving innovation in fuel and noise reduction, or unlocking new opportunities to grow and deliver more productivity, our GE Aerospace teams are dedicated and making a global impact. Join us and help move the aerospace industry forward.