Avionics Engineering System Integration Leader

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.

As the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) System Integration Leader (SIL), you will be responsible for the overall technical execution of Avionics FLRAA projects, including Digital Backbone, Health Awareness System, and Common Services. You will directly lead a small team of the key engineering project and technical leaders on the FLRAA projects, and indirectly lead the much larger cross-functional engineering team assigned to the projects. You will be accountable for balancing technical scope, schedule, and budget to drive outcomes in line with customer and business expectations. You will collaborate closely with the executive program leader and other business functions to ensure overall program success.

Job Description

In your role, you will:

• Provide direct engineering leadership to the FLRAA System Integration team, consisting of key engineering project and technical leaders on the FLRAA projects.
• Be accountable for overall operational execution of the engineering scope to meet technical, schedule, and budget expectations.
• Drive overall system integration and technical maturation. Establish effective rhythms to manage technical debt, risk & opportunity, and change.
• Ensure rapid decision making to support program pace.
• Coach implementation of FLIGHT DECK fundamentals - especially daily management, operating cadence, and problem solving - to achieve more consistent engineering performance and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain a strong collaborative relationship with the customer (and the ultimate customer) to influence and drive key technical decisions on the program.
• Collaborate closely with the executive Program Leader and other business functions, including Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, and Contracts.
• Create a one team, collaborative culture across the FLRAA engineering team.
• Maintain unwavering commitment to compliance, integrity, and inclusiveness. Establish a culture of compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronic, software engineering or computer science from an accredited university or college or equivalent experience.
• Domain expertise in design, integration, and qualification/certification of avionics systems.
• Experience leading successful execution of large, complex product development programs.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• This role is restricted to U.S. Citizens. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Desired Characteristics

• Master's degree in electrical, electronic, software engineering or computer science from an accredited university or college or equivalent experience.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership and coaching skills. Proven ability to build effective teams, inspire excellence, and lead change.
• Strong customer mindset. Proven ability to engage with customer to develop joint solutions to technical and programmatic challenges.
• Strong collaboration skills. Demonstrated ability to constructively partner and drive alignment across a matrixed organization.
• Effective communicator. Viewed as knowledgeable, consultative, and objective.
• Lean mindset and track record of Lean transformation.

Additional Job Description

Compensation Grade

EB

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

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