Smart Loco Design Engineer - (US-PA-Erie - 16565)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: 59548224
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Business Unit: GE Infrastructure, Transportation
Function: Engineering/Technology
Location: Erie, PA
Job #: 614272
Posted: Apr 07, 2008 Responsibilities

The Smart Loco engineering team provides innovative solutions to enable business growth in the locomotive market. Products include Trip Optimizer, SmartBurn, Locomotive Data Sharing System, SmartSand, and Smart Throttle. This team is involved in the complete design cycle - customer requirements, concept design, detail design, validation, supplier qualification, and field support. Responsible for defined work or projects with moderate complexity. Follows an individual work plan and meets day-to-day short-term objectives. Has the ability to resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.

Essential Functions

Execute, with guidance from senior engineering resources, the analysis, design, test, or integration required to define and support assigned components, assemblies or systems that meet business standards and program/product requirements.

Prepare and present technical data to internal and external customers.

Document and communicate results of technical data generated.

Participate on teams assigned to address specific organizational initiatives.

Share information and promote open dialogue.

Prepare invention disclosures to protect the technology that provides a competitive advantage to the business.

Responsible for subsystem design, documentation, validation and field support of Smartloco products.

Responsible for flowing subsystem requirements to component engineering and software engineering, while accounting for given process capabilities.

Responsible for generating system design specifications, FMEA's, Critical to Quality scorecards, traceability matrix, validation plans & procedures.

Responsible for implementing design in Matlab and/or specification for integration w/ locomotive control system.

Position will require working with other engineering organizations.

Position will require interfacing with customers, marketing, sales, suppliers and manufacturing
Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Eligibility Requirements

You must submit your application for employment through gecareers.com to be considered

You must be 18 years or older

You must be willing to take a drug test as part of the selection process

You must be willing to submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process

You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States

If currently a GE employee, you must have been in your current position for at least 12 months and have at least a satisfactory performance rating

Desired

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering

Experience in design, integration, and validation of embedded control systems

Experience working with Matlab, Matrix X or other modeling software

Understanding of Design For Six Sigma and Design For Reliability Processes, Tools and Methodologies Quality training (ISO, CMM), Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt certification

Experience that demonstrates excellent customer service

Experience with locomotive operations - maintenance, dispatch, crew, and signaling

Experience with train handling and dynamics BSEE or BSCE desired

Familiarity with design, test and analysis tools and systems

Strong oral and written communication skills - Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

PC proficiency

Work Traits

Excellent organizational integration, communications and interpersonal skills

Accomplishments which reflect teamwork, integrity, accountability and speed
General

GE Overview: Why join one great company when you can join many? When you join GE, you join a company made up of 6 exciting businesses. Experience personal growth and competency development as part of the GE team.

GE Infrastructure is one of the world's leading providers of fundamental technologies to developing countries, including aircraft engines, transportation, energy, oil and gas, and water process technologies.
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