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!

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. 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, MI and necessitates a presence in the office for 2-3 days each week. An extensive corporate relocation package is also available for eligible candidates.

Lead Systems Engineer will be responsible for leading, guiding and contributing to the systems engineering efforts for the Networking Product line. This role provides technical leadership and assistance to the project teams to insure they deliver on cost, quality, schedule, and technical goals.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• In this role you will demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes Networking products. You will also provide timely communications on significant issues or developments 
• You will utilize experience and expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and effect short-term and some long-term business goals. 
• Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirement. 
• Be responsible for system and subsystem-level design requirements. Define and manage interfaces to all subsystems in compliance with the system solution. 
• 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. 
• Work with the Engineering Project Manager to generate and execute design review matrices and reviews. Participate as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews. 
• Take ownership of technical concepts, solutions, risks/mitigation plans, and engineering cost estimates on proposals. 
• Maintain broad awareness of technical trends to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, and reviews and responsiveness to customer/program needs. 
• Lead/manage interdisciplinary collaboration with software, hardware, test, safety, maintainability, reliability and certification teams assuring “cradle to grave” success. 
• Interface with customers and suppliers to align on product needs.  
• Cross-train systems engineers on requirements, functionality, and capabilities of the Networking Product line. 
• Ensure timely delivery of systems requirements, validation/verification activities, and issue resolution. Escalate issues requiring additional leadership support promptly. 
• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments. 
• Demonstrate ability to perform while challenged by multiple demands and changing priorities 
• Travel up to 10%. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or other technical / science discipline. 
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on design, implementation, integration, testing, verification and experience involving; Avionics Engineering Systems, Hardware / Software / Testing Engineering, and/or Electrical Design. 
• Deep understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, switching, and subnetting. 
• 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. 

Desired Characteristics

• Self-starter with the ability to lead the effort with minimum supervision. 
• Experience in deterministic Ethernet protocols, particularly Time Sensitive Networking / IEEE 802.1AS / IEEE 802.1DP; or educational/professional background that supports learning the technology. 
• Experience working in systems including ARINC A615A, A664, A429, A629, A835, MIL-STD-1553, IEEE1394, RS485. 
• Hands-on capability to handle test equipment (pow