Lead Systems Engineer

Job Description Summary

The Lead Systems Engineer role is accountable for functional, business, and broad company objectives. In this role, you will leverage Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) experience to help GE's Common Core Systems team develop and manage technical objectives for multiple aircraft platforms.

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the user's needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.

This role impacts departmental operations and is responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on technical execution of the team as well as individually assigned activities within the design procedures, practices and plans established by the programs. Sound judgment and leadership skills are required.

Location Preference: Preference candidate is local to the Grand Rapids, MI area, or secondly Clearwater, FL area.

Where would I work? Hybrid 3 days/week on-site (Tues-Thurs). Optional remote Mon and Friday.

Corporate Relocation provided.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

This position will be responsible for leading, guiding and contributing to the systems engineering efforts across GE's Common Core Systems. This role has accountability for assigned systems engineering duties for the IMA product line. This role provides technical leadership, coaching and assistance to the project teams to insure they deliver on cost, quality, schedule, and technical goals.

This opportunity is located in Clearwater, FL or Grand Rapids, MI (Grand Rapids, MI office is the preferred location). This is an onsite opportunity that includes flexibility to work Hybrid/Remote 1-2 days a week when possible. Corporate Relocation provided.

This position has the following essential responsibilities:

• Manage the Systems Engineering Lifecycle for IMA and Federated computing products/technologies.
• Develop and execute systems development and verification plans in accordance with GE Aviation processes.
• Assist Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Business Leaders in new pursuits.
• Develop architecture and trade studies as needed to comply with customer requirements.
• Cross train Systems Engineers in the systems engineering process.
• Drive and support engineering reuse within the Computing Systems product line.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the teams running projects within the product line. This includes supporting project planning, conducting reviews, metrics development/tracking, forecasting, development processes, and risk and opportunity management.
• Ensure timely delivery of systems requirements, integrated validation/verification activities, and issue resolution.
• Support the startup of new projects to insure they are well planned in accordance with the product roadmap, the overall product line strategy and engineering process requirements.
• Lead/manage interdisciplinary collaboration with software, hardware, test, safety, maintainability, reliability and certification teams.
• Escalate issues that need additional engineering or business leadership assistance in a timely manner.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
• Takes new perspective on existing solutions.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.
• Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements.
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.
• Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other technical / science discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on design, implementation, integration, testing, verification and experience involving; Avionics Engineering Systems, Hardware / Software Engineering, and/or Electrical Design.
• This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Desired Characteristics:

• Prior experience managing or designing within an Avionics Design Assurance Level A or B Environment.
• Experience with DO-297, DO-178, DO-254 and/or DO-330 process assurance experience.
• Prior experience working on A653 partition-based operating system.
• Familiarity with networking products or data concentrator systems.
• Familiarity with interfaces including but not limited to analog, discrete, RS-232/422/485, ARINC 429/664/825.
• Experience with engineering processes including requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirements validation, requirements verification, integration, embedded software, electronic systems, FAA/EASA/NAA certification, and system safety.
• Able to communicate directly with senior leadership inside and outside the company.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams in development, integration, validation and verification of systems.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

Location Preference: Preference candidate is local to the Grand Rapids, MI area, or secondly Clearwater, FL area. Corporate Relocation provided.

Where would I work? Hybrid. 3 days/week on-site (Tues-Thurs). Optional remote Mon and Friday.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance that begins on the first day of employment

• Permissive time off policy for newly hired employees

• 401(k) plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Bonus Plan Eligible

• And more!

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: Yes