NPI (New Product Industrialization) Engineering Co-Op - Fall/Winter 2026

About the Role

As a Process Engineering Co-op within the METEM team at GE Vernova, you will contribute to the technical processes used to manufacture critical components for the world’s most efficient gas turbines. You will apply engineering principles to stabilize and optimize non-traditional machining methods, ensuring precision and quality. Depending on your background and skillset, you will support the technical development of:

• Electrochemical Machining (ECM): Applying Engineering and Chemistry skills in specialized industrial electrochemistry applications, providing a foundation for future growth in battery and fuel cell manufacturing.
• Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) & Fast Hole Drilling (FHD): Gaining experience in non-traditional machining technologies to support turbine nozzles and buckets.

Responsibilities

• Technical Troubleshooting: Work with complex, chemical, and mechanical process equipment to identify and resolve issues affecting part quality or process performance.
• Parameter Optimization: Build intimate process knowledge to evaluate and improve key process parameters, enhancing performance and reducing cycle times.
• Process Documentation: Enhance and maintain technical knowledge of current standards, codes, and procedures to ensure stable, repeatable, and safe production.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to implement technical changes and drive direct material productivity savings.
• Data Analysis: Use engineering data and Lean Six Sigma methodologies to evaluate process performance and lead small-scale projects for technical improvements.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program in an engineering discipline.
• Accepted Majors: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Material Science Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (without rounding).

Desired Qualifications

• Strong technical interest in manufacturing technology and non-traditional machining.
• Laboratory or hands-on experience with mechanical or chemical systems.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and act on technical data.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative shop environment.

Schedule

• Internship Term: Fall/Winter 2026 (Target Start: September 21, 2026; Target End: March 27, 2027).
• Work Schedule: 40 hours per week (1st Shift).

This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government export restrictions and is only open to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and protected individuals such as refugees and asylees). Proof of status will be required prior to employment.

Pay

$21.00/hour – $34.00/hour (based on years of undergraduate/graduate field of study completed).

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance: Reimbursement for reasonable expenditures for employees with a permanent address >50 miles from the work location.
• Housing Allowance: Weekly allowance to help offset living expenses for eligible students.
• Retirement: Access to the GE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after 90 days of service.
• Employee Assistance Program: 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.