EMS Product Line Focal - Commercial Narrow Body (LEAP & CFM)

Job Description Summary

The product line focal (PLF) will be responsible for the product line deliverables, EMS strategic improvements and budget.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Perform as interface between the product line partner and the EMS team, managing the transfer of information and communicating program priorities & requests.
• Assure timely resolution of issues, track and monitor progress & scope change, variations and recommend solutions to material issues
• Interprets simple internal business challenges and recommends best practices to improve processes.
• Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders or partners.
• Proactively advocate for material improvements (TOW, Cost, Producibility, etc.)
• Create a strong partnership with systems and the LCE leadership team as the voice/face of EMS
• Proactively communicate leading indicators and recommend the necessary actions
• Lesson learned sharing with other PLF on enterprise issues
• Provide department level communications on status of your people leader to keep teams connected and informed
• Prioritize needs from product line and EMS material roadmaps to strategically apply funding
• Be an advocate for funding and drive improvements to meet the needs and goals of the product line and EMS
• Proactively partner with Life Mgmt Product Line Leaders (PLLs) to ensure EMS is fully aligned with product line needs
• Drive rigor for budget to assure sufficient funding for EMS program deliverables
• Track spend regularly & proactively communicate opportunities pressures to prevent overspend
• Alert EMS, systems and partners when trending off plan and coordinate recovery efforts and abatement plans
• Participate and support all technical reviews and PCB topics when material items are presented
• Align subject matter experts and resources to support product line issues (Aviation, QTC, GRC., etc.) as well as RSP collaboration
• Ability to work across the EMS organization (EMS leadership, systems, program ops leader MAE's, Commodity Leaders, Materials Behavior and Failure Analysis)
• Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on EMS topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.
• Staying abreast of key materials related program challenges and provide insight to programs when needed
• Utilize Flight Deck

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in disciplinary engineering and science
• Co-locating with the product line
• Product Line focal experience
• Experience managing large budgets

Desired Characteristics

• Master's degree
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and horizontal leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No