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, MI 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.

Lead Systems Engineer will be responsible for leading, guiding and contributing to the systems engineering efforts for Computing Interface Products Systems (CIPS). This role provides technical leadership and assistance to the project teams to insure they deliver on cost, quality, schedule, and technical goals.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• In this role you will demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for Computing Interface Products Systems (CIPS).
• In this role you will utilize your experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals.
• Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirement.
• Be responsible for System and Subsystem Level Design requirements.
• Define and manage Interfaces to all sub-system in compliance to the system solution.
• Work with Engineering Project Manager to generate and execute design review matrix and reviews.
• Define System Validation Plans, execute System Validation Testing, and work with Test Engineers to ensure traceability satisfies the project's objectives.
• Participate as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews.
• Take ownership of technical concepts, solutions, risks/mitigation plans, and engineering cost estimates on proposals.
• Maintain broad awareness of technical trends to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, and reviews and responsiveness to customer/program needs.
• Lead/manage interdisciplinary collaboration with software, hardware, test, safety, maintainability, reliability and certification teams assuring "cradle to grave" success.
• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments.
• Travel up to 10%.

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:

• Self-starter with the ability to lead the effort with minimum supervision.
• Experience working in systems including; A664, A429, A629, MIL-STD-1553, A615A, IEEE1394, RS485, A825, Discretes, Synchro/LVDT/RVDT, Voltage/current/impedance sensors and effectors.
• Background in System Design and Validation on systems involving Microprocessors and Data Concentration.
• Hands-on capability to handle test equipment (power supplies, o-scopes, etc.), data bus capturing tools, scripting languages (VAIS, Python, Visual Basic), source code (Assembly) and Excel data manipulation aspects (Condensing large amounts of information)).
• Knowledge in Avionics Systems and Aerospace Operating Practices.
• Understanding and translating customer requirements for applications development for software solutions.
• Experience with DOORs Next Gen Requirements Management Tools, and RTC/Dimensions Defect Tracking.
• Experience with System Testing Processes, Tools, and Automation.
• Ability to implement customer and industry standards.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment.
• Ability to engage and build positive relationships with both customers and internal and external employees.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Prior experience managing or designing within an Avionics Design Assurance Level A Environment.
• DO-297, ARP 4754A, DO-178, DO-254 and/or DO-330 process assurance experience.
• Customer Technical Interface experience.
• System Project Estimation and Bidding Experience.
• Active Passport.

Eligibility Requirement (s):

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this.
• US Citizen: 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.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

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.

Additional Job Description

Compensation Grade

LPB2

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 Opportunities 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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes