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

This position, which offers a blend of onsite and hybrid work arrangements, is based in Grand Rapids 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

This position will be responsible for leading half of the Test Systems group within the Sustaining and Test organization. This role has overall accountability for team execution for all Test Systems engineering duties within the assigned projects. This role provides technical leadership and assistance to the Test team to insure they deliver on cost, quality, schedule, and technical goals.

The Test Systems team is responsible for all aspects of the development and build of qualification, verification, and production test equipment for all Avionics North America products. The team is also responsible for maintenance and strategic planning for all test systems deployed to the production and aftermarket factories. This role will partner with another technical manager leading the other half of the team to create cohesive staffing coverage for all projects, ensure common process and tools, and develop technical growth plans for team members.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight and guidance to Test Systems engineers to establish effective project operating rhythms.

• Lead the team in talent acquisition, talent management, training, mentoring, and coaching activities.

• Generate and execute succession planning for key roles within the Test Systems group.

• Coordination and guidance between Test Systems design group and other development activities and teams (e.g. product hardware and software design) during product development.

• Implementation of processes and design tools to insure effective and robust test hardware and software designs.

• Ensure the team understands the scope of projects and that scope is controlled while cost and schedule targets are met.

• Contribute direction for Test Systems development strategies and help make key design decisions.

• Coach and lead team with technical problem solving and lean principles.

• Mastery of bid and proposal process including scope, performance metrics, schedule & risk to ensure tasks are bid competitively and accurately.

• Provides accurate and timely status reporting to Sustaining and Test, product area and factory leadership.

• Responsible for adherence to GE processes and procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with at least 8 years of experience in Engineering or technical discipline.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience developing test solutions for manufacturing test (e.g. Acceptance Test, Environmental Stress Screening and Functional Board Test).

• Knowledge of processor-based electronics hardware and associated test and diagnostic techniques.

• Strong familiarity with Test Stand and LabWindows/CVI.

• Experience working with sub-contract manufacturers.

• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturing/Design for Test principles.

• Familiarity with electronics-based production manufacturing processes.

• Stong oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

• Previous experience with lean tools and methods.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

• Ability to work independently and efficiently.

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn.

• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively.

• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed.

• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

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

• Generous 401(k) plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Life insurance and disability coverage

• Bonus Plan Eligible

• And more!

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.

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . 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