Job Description

Overview

GE Vernova, part of GE Gas Power, is focused on providing advanced, cleaner, and efficient power solutions through innovation and collaboration. The R&D Machinist role involves fabrication specialization, concept development, and bridging the gap between design and production.

Responsibilities

  • Reverse engineer prototypes and existing machine components to create production-ready technical drawings and build plans.
  • Maintain clear records of design intent, fabrication revisions, and project progress for multiple production support system builds.
  • Modify existing designs to enhance safety, performance, and manufacturability.
  • Collaborate across departments to support continuous improvement efforts throughout the facility.
  • Support rapid ideation processes during kaizen events through fabrication of physical system mockups.
  • Manage consumable product inventory and equipment maintenance in the prototyping workshop.
  • Promote 5S culture while assisting in staff training and other in-house workshops.

Requirements

  • HS Diploma or GE required.
  • Formal education in 3D modeling, Industrial Design, or a related field, or at least 5 years of experience in fabrication and machining.
  • Some experience in SolidWorks, including part modeling, drawings, and assemblies, and the ability to read and interpret blueprints.
  • Experience with MDI programming on HAAS mills and hands-on fabrication using manual equipment such as mills, lathes, bandsaws, and table saws.
  • Demonstrated use of precision measurement tools such as calipers, micrometers, and gauges, with working knowledge of GD&T principles.
  • Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing principles and terminology, with a demonstrated commitment to safe industrial practices.
  • Ability to operate manual mills, lathes, surface grinders, FDM/SLA 3D printers, and a variety of power and hand tools.
  • Ability to perform occasional TIG welding, electrical and pneumatic systems installation, and material handling activities including lifting and bending.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This is an on-site position based in Parsippany, New Jersey.
  • This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government export restrictions.
  • Ability to lift/push/pull at least 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Ability to work overtime as required including occasional weekend shift.
  • Willingness to wear all required personal protective equipment.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Parsippany, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $37/hr, this posting sits about 13% above the $33/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $28–$38/hr middle band drawn from 106 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 71% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Parsippany, NJ

Parsippany, NJ is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 183 other active welding openings from 127 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Valcor Engineering Corporation (7), Lockheed Martin (7), and DC Fabricators (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Moorestown at $42/hr, Newark at $33/hr, and Cherry Hill at $31/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for TIG. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. R&D Machinist - 1st Shift figures were last recalculated when this page was built.