Job Description Summary

Aerospace Research will continue to play a vital role in supporting the industry through a historic recovery while shaping the future of flight. We invent the future of flight, lift people up and bring them home safely. Our commitment to lead the industry, to keep safe the flying public and the armed forces, and to lift up one another and our communities, remains our north star. Our purpose is what ties us to one another and gives meaning to our work.
The Technology Director, Advanced Material Systems (AMS) is an executive technology leader responsible for overseeing research and early-stage, game changing technology development, and setting the materials vision that underpins the next generation of GE Aerospace products and services. You will lead a global team at the forefront of Materials, Materials Processing and Testing, Advanced Characterization, Chemistry, and Durability & Lifing technologies, partnering directly across the GE Aerospace enterprise, driving integration between research, product development, and industrialization channels, as well as with external customers. In this role, you will translate breakthrough materials science into differentiated performance, reliability, and cost advantage across commercial and military platforms.

Job Description

The Technology Director, Advanced Material Systems (AMS) – Aerospace Research will:

• Create and drive technical strategies for the global organization, maintain a world-class team, and anticipate future technological needs and focus areas for GE Aerospace and our partners
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, teamwork, and respect/trust, promoting collaboration across Material Systems domains and with other research and business teams.
• Proactively drive collaboration and integration of teams between the research organization and broader technical network of GE Aerospace, collaboratively shaping programs and developing technically development roadmaps aligned to the priorities of the company.
• Serve as a key strategist among the senior leadership team of the research center to influence and shape the innovation vectors of GE Aerospace.
• Develop the next generation of technical leaders and researchers in the AMS technical disciplines
• Ensure organizational metrics are met, including financial performance, compliance, diversity, and EHS.
• Leverage internal and external networks to create innovative new breakthroughs and opportunities that drive strategic growth
• Engage in the broader leadership of GE Research, partnering with the Programs Office Director, Technical Fellow community, and the Senior Director to maximize vitality, formulate strategies, and execute on strategic initiatives.
• Drive strategy with the Aerospace businesses in identifying and maturing new applications for AMS technologies.
• Fostering integration of FLIGHT DECK tools and principles into the organization, including action planning, Leader standard work, structured problem solving, daily and weekly management, 5S.
• Build and nurture mutually beneficial relationships with a broad group of key external stakeholders (government agencies, universities, and research partners) and represent the organization to external audiences
• Champion key strategic initiatives and drive synergies across domains to enable technological innovation and create long-term growth in the AMS technical community
• Model and champion the GE Purpose and GE Leadership Behaviors – Act with Humility, Lead with Transparency, and Deliver with Focus

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline (aerospace engineering, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, metallurgy, ceramics, etc.)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in progressively more responsible technical positions with at least 3 years leading technical teams.
• Experience transitioning technology from research to industry, including developing early TRL materials and maturing them to a level where they can be effectively handed off to the business
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization, including executive leadership, technical teams, and external partners.
• Demonstrated inspirational leadership, both with direct organizations as well as across organizations without direct reporting relationships.
• Ability to build, influence, and sustain strong networks internally with business partners and externally with government agencies, universities, suppliers, and research partners.
• Proven ability to formulate, interpret, and administer major technical programs, particularly in metallurgy, ceramic, coatings, durability, chemistry, manufacturing, inspection, composites, and process modeling.