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Senior Director & Chief Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (AME)

USA, Louisville, KYFull-time2026-09-01 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead the Chief Engineering Office for Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, providing independent technical oversight, regulation, and standards for manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and facilities across all product lines and platforms for the North American footprint.

Role type

Senior Director & Chief Engineer (Advanced Manufacturing Engineering)

Builds

Manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and facilities for GE Appliances

Domain

Appliance manufacturing / Industrial engineering

Required skills

Manufacturing process expertise, equipment/tooling/robotics/controls knowledge, Cap-ex specification and procurement, Model-based design and GD&T, New product implementation (APQP), Leadership of large teams, Strategic planning, Change management

Preferred skills

Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt, Plant operational experience (Plant Manager, Quality Manager, Operations Leader, Facilities Manager), Advanced degree in engineering/manufacturing/supply chain

Technologies

Robotics, Controls, Model-based design, GD&T

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain manufacturing system procedures (MSP), Lead a team of engineers across process expertise and project execution, Coach and develop technical expertise, Participate in Manufacturing Reviews and iNPI processes, Evaluate and prove out new manufacturing processes and technologies

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership & hands-on expert