Sub Section Manager- Systems Engineering

Job Description Summary

The Technical Manager will lead a team in Platform Computing Systems (PCS) engineering organization, supporting the business and Application Engineering teams in defining a strategy for growth, driving initiatives to continuously improve performance and processes, executing successfully on projects to bring value for the company and our customers, and achieving key functional, business, and broad company objectives. This is a People Leader role for a team of roughly 8‐10 interdisciplinary engineers, comprised of Engineering Project Managers (EPMs), Systems Engineers and/or Software Engineers.

The role requires a talented individual to use experience, knowledge, influence, and initiative to set strategy, manage team competency development, and drive engineering execution excellence. The position spans PCS products and projects and includes interfacing with numerous outside organizations. The role will report directly to the PCS Engineering Leader with moderate autonomy and high levels of operational judgment. This opportunity is bonus eligible and offers work locations in Grand Rapids, MI or Clearwater, FL, with an extensive corporate relocation package available for eligible candidates.

GE offers competitive salaries and a full breadth of benefits including a 401(k) company contribution with additional matching plans, flexible work arrangements, permissive time‐off policy, tuition reimbursement for future degrees, company‐paid life insurance, and a variety of competitive health insurance choices.

• Lead a systems engineering team to deliver engineering excellence across bids and proposals, program execution, product development, integration, verification, certification, and customer support.
• Drive execution of safety‐critical avionics and controls programs, including programs requiring compliance with DO‐178C, emphasizing rigor, planning, traceability, verification discipline, and cross‐functional coordination in DAL A environments.
• Provide leadership for development and execution strategies covering requirements definition, system architecture, integration, verification, validation, certification support, and lifecycle planning for complex embedded and avionics systems.
• Build and develop an inclusive, highly capable, and high‐performing team through workforce planning, recruiting, coaching, technical mentoring, and competency development.
• Manage the department sub‐section to achieve functional, business, and company objectives, including engineering planning, staffing, budgeting, culture development, process discipline, and execution excellence.
• Create and execute structured development plans tailored to individual team members, fostering a culture where leaders and team members support growth.
• Set clear expectations for team and individual performance; monitor performance using defined metrics and drive improvement through a continuous improvement mindset.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, technical rigor, lean principles, and clear communication across the organization.
• Ensure engineering execution is compliant with internal engineering processes, customer contractual requirements, and applicable aerospace development and certification standards.
• Allocate qualified engineering resources and manage outsource activities to meet project needs across programs.
• Support reporting and escalation rhythms with clear communication, strong understanding of program status, active issue ownership, and disciplined risk and opportunity management.
• Provide technical and organizational leadership for new business pursuits and execution of existing business, including NPI, R&D, and production support activities.
• Drive effective startup of new programs by establishing robust plans, standard work, reporting expectations, roles and responsibilities, and One Team collaboration across functions.
• Translate complex technical concepts into practical execution plans and product solutions, leveraging reuse where appropriate while maintaining compliance and product integrity.
• Demonstrate strong project leadership by establishing teams, conducting planning, managing…