Battery Packaging Engineer - (US-PA-Erie - 16565)

Minimum Education: None
Jobcode: 59548231
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Business Unit: GE Infrastructure, Transportation
Function: Engineering/Technology
Location: Erie, PA
Job #: 817285
Posted: Apr 23, 2008 Responsibilities

* Lead the development of the packaging of the batteries for various transportation applications.

* Design the structures using sound engineering principles to assure batteries are packaged.

* Write change orders and work with the drafting team to have designs modeled.

* Work with the various organizations to have models analyzed.

* Understand regulatory guidelines pertaining to battery testing.

* Test and validate final designs to assure they meet all requirements for reliability, quality, weight and cost.

* Prepare and present information to other engineering teams through design reviews to assure full integration with the locomotive and other subsystem designs.

* Work with the manufacturing team to assure the designs meet assembly and manufacturability requirements.

* Support the shop during initial builds and make design changes as required.

* Utilize extensively the GE standard tools for requirements documentation.
Qualifications

Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or University.

Desired

* Mechanical or Structural Engineering degree.

* Strong drive for meeting internal and external customer requirements.

* Ability to understand electrical systems.

* Some electrical design experience a plus.

* Ability to work with manufacturing and shop production effectively.

* Mechanical aptitude to design and build structures.

* Utilization of electronic tools to develop CAD models or the ability to use tools to review and verify using 3d modeling.

* Strong oral and written communication skills.

* Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
General

GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.

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