The GE Brief: March 6, 2023

A Higher Calling

To be one of the engineers who put GE Aerospace’s jet engines through rigorous testing on the company’s Boeing 747 “flying test bed” requires skill and patience. The trade-off? Some incredible views from 35,000 feet. Meet the crew.

The Guru of Power Electronics

Satish Prabhakaran, a technology leader at GE Research, is helping solve one of today’s toughest engineering challenges: electric air travel. Read about his remarkable career. 

GE Invests in U.S. Manufacturing

Big news for GE’s U.S. employees: The company announced that this year it will invest over $450 million in cutting-edge equipment, facility upgrades, and other improvements at GE Aerospace and GE Vernova sites across the country — and hire more than 1,700 workers. Read the blockbuster details here.

 — Quote of the Day —

“We get to be the first people in the world to take new engines into the sky … each time we get to go up, it’s a real privilege. It keeps me from getting complacent.”

— Nate Kamps, flight test engineer, GE Aerospace