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I held two internships in Phoenix, Arizona, one at a civil engineering firm specializing in wastewater management and another at a genomics institute developing personalized genetic treatments for cancer patients. Working in both the civil and biological engineering fields prior to the aviation industry has given me a fresh perspective on aerospace engineering, specifically in the chemical and material science fields.
I decided to join GE because of the career opportunities, education advancement, and business diversity. GE offers leadership development programs for young engineers that are unrivaled in terms of experience gained and education offered. The Edison Engineering Development Program has allowed me to hold three different technical job assignments and work on my masters in a technical area. Because GE has businesses in diverse industries, I can work on projects that range from Aviation specific technologies to leveraging ideas from Energy and Transportation.
I am currently working in the Manufacturing and Quality Technology Department in Composites Manufacturing Technology. My responsibilities range from product support at GE Aviation shops to developing new, more effective technologies for composites manufacturing. I am also working on my masters degree in Material Science Engineering from the University of Dayton through the Edison Engineering Development Program. By syncing my masters degree and job assignments, I have gained first-hand manufacturing experience while learning academic theories of material science.
Working with the talented composites manufacturing team of engineers in technical, manufacturing, and customer support roles has created an atmosphere thriving in expertise, mentorship, and communication. I am impressed with GE's success in tasking a diverse group of people, perspectives, and minds to accomplish a common goal. Ensuring safety is the ultimate goal in the aviation industry and to play a small role in these manufacturing processes is truly rewarding.