Lead Engineer - Systems Engineering

Job Description Summary

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Engineering is at the center of what we do, and we are looking for talented, innovative engineers who can help us design and develop products for today, tomorrow, and in the future. If you are a dreamer, doer, and inventor who wants your voice to be heard and see your ideas take flight, this is the opportunity for you

Location: Grand Rapids, MI or Clearwater, FL

This position, which offers a blend of onsite and hybrid work arrangements, is based in Grand Rapids or Clearwater, FL and necessitates a presence in the office for 2-3 days each week. An extensive corporate relocation package is also available for eligible candidates.

Job Description

About GE Aerospace

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Working at our Grand Rapids Facility

For more than 15 years our manufacturing facilities in Grand Rapids have helped fuel the growth and success of GE Aerospace. We’re producing high quality electronics and avionics parts and equipment to exacting standards. Including Avionics Computing Systems, Mission System, Navigation and Guidance and Vehicle Health & Data Management products. We’re the career home for union and non-union employees who seek purpose and challenge in their careers. People just like you.

The Systems Engineering Lead Engineer at GE's Civil Computing Systems team is responsible for the development and management of technical objectives for multiple aircraft platforms.

This role primarily focuses on developing Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) experience to support the team's efforts.

This is an Onsite-3 days a week opportunity (with a fun group of colleagues) in Grand Rapids, MI (preferred location) or Clearwater, FL!

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

Lead, guide, and contribute to systems engineering efforts across GE’s Common Core Platform programs.

Develop architecture models and allocate requirements to sub-systems/hardware/software components.

Generate system functional requirements based on stakeholder expectations.

Validate and verify system requirements, troubleshoot integration/verification issues.

Coordinate with Technical Lead(s) and peers to generate and execute projects/design plans.

Manage and coordinate issues, problem reports, and change requests to closure.

Interact with customer engineering organizations to define and shape requirements for future platforms and systems.

Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams within the product line.

Ensure timely delivery of systems requirements, integrated validation/verification activities, and issue resolution.

Lead interdisciplinary collaboration with software, hardware, test, safety, maintainability, reliability, and certification teams.

Escalate issues requiring additional engineering or business leadership assistance.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science.

At least 5 years of experience in design & development or technical project leadership within an engineering product development environment.

Systems Engineering Process Background (ARP 4754A or similar).

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:

Experience managing or designing within an Avionics Design Assurance Level A or B.

Familiarity with DO-297, DO-178, DO-254, and/or DO-330 process assurance.

Experience with A653 partition-based operating system.

Familiarity with computing, networking, or data concentrator systems.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Self-motivated with the ability to track and report performance to cost and schedule.

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

To protect the interests of all parties, GE Aerospace will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to GE Aerospace, including unsolicited resumes sent to a GE Aerospace mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to GE Aerospace coworkers, or to GE Aerospace’s database will be considered GE Aerospace property.

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