Job Description Summary

Are you an Embedded Software Engineering Manager who loves leading teams and working on high-assurance embedded systems? If so, GE Aerospace Defense and Systems wants you to join their Advanced Program 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 be hands-on in the development of these capabilities while providing guidance, mentoring, oversight, and tactical/strategic direction to our software team working on projects related to stores management, cybersecurity, networking, and sensing and signal processing.

To apply for this position, you need to be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance. You also need to move to Grand Rapids, MI, but don’t worry, GE will provide comprehensive corporate relocation assistance.

GE Aerospace is a leader in inventing the future of flight. GE offers competitive salaries and a full range of benefits, including 401K contributions and matching, flexible work arrangements, generous time off, tuition reimbursement, and various health insurance options.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply today!

Job Description

As a Sub Section Manager – Embedded Software, you will play a pivotal role in leading a team of engineers to designing, developing, and testing Embedded Software (Firmware), platforms and systems for our mission-critical technologies and products. You will execute embedded software development while providing both technical and people leadership, fostering collaboration across engineering and business product areas to promote a unified software strategy. This role requires a strong background in embedded systems, real-time software development, and leadership experience.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and people leadership to the embedded software team, ensuring responsiveness, reliability, and functionality.

• Oversee talent management, including recruitment, staffing assessments, and project assignments.

• Define and manage scope, cost, and schedule for team tasks, ensuring alignment with project goals.

• Establish and monitor metrics to measure team progress and product completeness, taking corrective action as needed.

• Utilize daily management techniques to focus on continuous improvement and align daily actions with strategic goals.

• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, tools, and processes to enhance project outcomes.

• Drive productivity improvements by identifying and implementing best practices.

• Mentor technical teams throughout the software development life cycle, including requirements, design, implementation, verification & validation, and certification.

• Engage with customers, product leaders, and industry stakeholders to align software development with market needs, internal R&D investment, and product/technology roadmaps.

• Design and/or program/develop a small module or a large component, feature, set of features, whole feature area or entire embedded software product.

• Define and execute engineering test, validation, and verification activities.

• Validate and verify software designs in a diversity of system integration environments – from local desktop computer simulations to fully representative flight tests.

• Create detailed design and technical documentation, optimize existing applications, and implement new features.

• Ensure software robustness, resilience, and fail-safe operation for critical devices, mitigating potential safety and security vulnerabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in embedded real-time systems/software development, covering the full development life cycle.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role within an engineering setting.

• U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

• Ability to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

• Grand Rapids, MI onsite opportunity - Corporate relocation assistance provided.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded software design, development, and testing.

• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python,