Sr. Launch Manager - Product Introduction

At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You will be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you will share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world.

New product introduction is where a certified design becomes a product that ships on time, at quality, and at target cost. This role leads that transition on the supply chain and manufacturing side. As Sr. Launch Manager – NPI, you will own the introduction plans that take new products through certification and into rate production, so that post-certification quality, delivery, and cost targets are met.

Based in Dayton (Riverside), OH, with additional postings in Bohemia, NY and Vandalia, OH, you will work alongside engineering, program management, sourcing, manufacturing development labs, and rate production teams. You will lead cross‑functional teams through NPI tollgates and readiness reviews, and make the calls on risk, cost, and schedule that determine whether a product is ready to launch.

In this role you will:

• Lead supply chain cross‑functional teams in preparing for and progressing through NPI tollgates, producibility reviews, and production readiness reviews
• Partner with NPI Integrated Product Team peers to provide cost and schedule inputs for the NPI program plan, covering manufacturing process development, hardware and asset builds, and manufacturing and sourcing readiness risk‑abatement actions
• Lead cross‑functional teams to define supply chain and strategic plans for new product proposals
• Manage Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL), facilitate Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA), and drive maturation plans where required
• Organize and lead projects for new product introductions, new equipment, layout, and optimization, identifying and mitigating manufacturing risks and delivering manufacturing opportunities
• Shape strategy for your area of responsibility, including resource control and policy formulation
• Assess internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices that improve products, processes, cost, and service
• Develop new solutions to problems that fall outside set parameters, and present clear recommendations

Lead functional teams and projects with focused scope, using strong project management experience and expertise

Travel 10%–25% (non‑local)

You are a launch leader who connects engineering intent to production reality. You are energized by the work of getting a new product ready for rate, and you are accountable for the plan, the risks, and the result. You communicate clearly in writing and in person, build trust across engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, and program teams, and bring them along on tough trade‑offs.

You analyze problems, resolve them, and document, plan, and execute programs with discipline.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, new product introduction, new manufacturing process management, and/or new facility introduction)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing engineering, process engineering, new product introduction, new manufacturing process management, and/or new facility introduction

• Master's degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Experience with Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) and/or NPI…