Lead Engineer - Systems Engineer - Advanced Programs Execution

Job Description Summary

Are you a Systems Engineer who loves working on innovative technologies? If so, GE Aerospace Defense and Systems wants you to join their Advanced Programs Execution team in Grand Rapids, MI. You will be part of a cross-functional team that develops innovative solutions for capabilities on custom hardware. You will work on projects developing cutting edge technologies in the domains of cybersecurity, edge computing, sensing and signal processing.

GE Aerospace is a leader in inventing the future of flight. One example is the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. GE offers competitive salaries and a full range of benefits, including full relocation package, employee bonus plan, 401K contributions, flexible work arrangements, tuition reimbursement, and various health insurance options.

This position is located in Grand Rapids, MI, which is a rapidly growing city receiving multiple recognitions such as being ranked the #1 fastest-growing U.S. metros for jobs and new talent by Linked In. Grand Rapids offers a wide range of social activities including professional sports, arts exhibits and several entertainment venues bringing in top performers. With all of this, just a hour away you can enjoy fresh water beaches along Michigan’s west coast.

The Lead systems Architecture engineer will play a vital role within the advanced technology organization. This role will lead system requirements management and system design activities for cutting edge advanced products and technologies. This role provides technical leadership and assistance to the project teams to insure they deliver on cost, quality, schedule, and technical goals. This role also works very closely with project management to plan and execute activities to meet customer expectations.

Location: Grand Rapids, MI (Onsite 3-4 days a week)

The Ideal Candidate: A strategic and innovative systems engineer with an active (or recently inactive) US Security clearance and experience with system design of high design assurance embedded systems, capable of making well-judged decisions in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• System Requirements Management: Generate system functional requirements from stakeholder expectation.

• Model Based Systems Engineering: Utilize Cameo to develop a system architecture aligned to requirements

• System Design Leadership: Lead interdisciplinary collaboration with software, hardware, test, safety, maintainability, reliability, and certification teams establishing the best overall design to meet customer needs.

• Interface Management: Be responsible for system and subsystem-level design requirements. Define and manage interfaces to all subsystems in compliance with the system solution.

• System Integration: Conduct component and product integration for maximum performance and operability. Define system validation plans, execute system validation testing, and work with test engineers to ensure traceability satisfies project objectives.

• Risk Management: Apply critical thinking toward the proactive identification and abatement of technical risk to minimize project impact.

• Technical Expertise: Demonstrate expertise and knowledge within multiple technical domains in order to drive an analytical approach towards the development and representation of a holistic mission focused architectural solution.

• Best Practices: Understand and develop best practices that accelerate LEAN operations and differentiators in the market.

• Problem-Solving: Propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address complex problems.

• Decision-Making: Use multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to make decisions.

• Resource for Colleagues: Act as a resource and mentor for less experienced colleagues.

• Team Consensus Building: Develop skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within the field.

• Communication: Report to senior leadership on technical status of ongoing projects.

• Bids & Proposals: Respond to requests for information (RFI) and requests for proposal (RFP) providing estimates of resource costs and proposed technical approach.

• Strategy Deployment: Support the…