Internship

Military DoD SkillBridge Program - Advanced Machining & Inspection

GE Aerospace

Hours: Full time
Where: Hooksett
Posted: 5 days ago

Job Description Summary

The Military DoD SkillBridge program is an opportunity for Service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training, apprenticeships, or internships during the last 180 days of service. SkillBridge connects Service members with industry partners in real-world job experiences under Dept. of Defense Instruction 1322.29. Separating Service members can be granted up to 180 days of permissive duty to focus solely on training full-time with approved industry partners after unit commander (first O-4/Field Grade commander in chain of command) provides written authorization and approval. GE Aviation as a Skill Bridge partner offers real-world training and work experience in in-demand fields of work while having the opportunity to evaluate the Service member’s suitability for the work.

What you'd do

Set up a variety of manufacturing machine tools and/or specialized equipment within business
Operate a variety of manufacturing machine tools and/or specialized equipment such as, millers, grinders, presses, various lathes, etc., both conventional and numerically controlled, to produce hardware that meets close tolerance limitations
Use various precision gages/inspection measuring equipment/fixturing to mechanically and visually, inspect products/hardware
Perform intermediate mathematical calculations
Performing machine-control offsets to enable the production of products that meet close tolerance limitations
Interpret intermediate level mechanical blueprints, sketches, engineering specifications and/or drawings, etc., to determine set ups, operations, inspections necessary to complete job tasks
Identifying and controlling the processing of quality-related nonconforming and/or noncompliant products and materials, such as the Preliminary Review quality process, etc.
Perform related environmental, health, safety, maintenance, quality, production-flow, continuous improvement job duties to support plant machinery, equipment, and manufacturing-related initiatives and programs
Training duties
Maintain detailed job task documentation, reports, and records

What they want

Active Military personnel on their last 180 days before separating from Military Service
High School diploma/GED with a minimum of 2 years of experience in manufacturing machine tool and equipment operations; Or
Technical Certificate from an accredited educational institution with a minimum of 18 months of experience in manufacturing machine tool and equipment operations; Or
Bachelor’s or associate degree in a technically related field from an accredited university or college with a minimum of 6 months experience in manufacturing machine tool and equipment operationsDesired Qualifications
Demonstrated proficiency in both the setup of conventional and numerically controlled manufacturing machine tools and equipment and intermediate mechanical blueprint/drawing/engineering specification reading and interpretation
Experience in performing intermediate mathematical calculations involving decimals, ratios, and percentages
Experience in use of various precision gages, measuring tools and equipment such as, micrometers, dial calipers, height gages, special fixturing, coordinate measuring machine and/or optical comparators
Demonstrated use of oral and written communication skills
Experience in quality-related procedures requiring identification and controlling processing of nonconforming and/or noncompliant products and materials, such as the Preliminary Review process
Experience in Lean Six Sigma fundamentals

Starts: 2026-09-30