About the job

Job Description Summary

The Next Generation Products team is responsible for a significant New Product Introduction (NPI) program developing from GE Aerospace’s investments in science and technology. This role is an Engine Systems Design Integration (ESDI) position. In this role you will serve as the technical integrator who connects manufacturing, components, and survivability into a single strategy and integrated plan. You will ensure requirements are clearly defined, flowed down, validated, and controlled across the product, while managing interfaces, configuration, CTQs, risk trades, and system-level verification activities. The role combines strong systems engineering discipline with cross-functional leadership, requiring someone who can lead technical reviews, align stakeholders, solve complex integration problems, and translate detailed analysis into clear decisions that improve performance, quality, and program execution in a fast-paced defense development environment.

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Conducts activities that span multiple components and products and are concerned with how to integrate for maximum product quality and delivery.
• Facilitates technical forums and engineering review cycles, focusing on clarity of message, quality records retention, and effective meeting logistics.
• Manages product and systems requirements, specifications and flow down.
• Understands specification development and drives validation and verification activities for the overall product/system, including system-level survivability testing.
• Responsible for defining product requirements for the module / component / subcontractors and partners teams.
• Drives coordination between manufacturing and engineering to ensure plans aimed at reducing both cycle time and lead time on internal processes.
• Understands and manages the requirement tradeoff between survivability and producibility and works directly with customers to set milestones
• Actively drives cross-coordination between teams on cost out projects that benefit Material and Technology Readiness Levels (MRL/TRL)
• Developing specialized knowledge in their discipline. Has awareness of latest technical developments in manufacturing and survivability. Serves as best practice/quality resource.
• Has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of manufacturing, technology and survivability. 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. Possesses persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in engineering from an accredited university or college (or high school diploma/GED and at least 9 years of experience in engine systems, survivability or closely related manufacturing/integration roles)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in engine systems, survivability or closely related manufacturing/integration roles.
• Due to the nature of the duties of this position, this role requires the individual to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrates fundamental understanding of survivability and product design processes.
• Possess a current US Government Security Clearance.
• Background in manufacturing and product delivery.
• Demonstrated experience with engine system architecture, module/component integration, and cross-functional technical leadership
• Demonstrated capability to apply FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and behaviors, including standard work, daily and visual management, problem solving, action planning, and continuous improvement in support of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) outcomes.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Ability to obtain and hold a Top Secret Clearance is preferred.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time -off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or prog rams (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace 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 Aerospace 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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes