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 related to cybersecurity, edge computing, Machine Learning, sensing and signal processing.

To apply for this position, you need to be a U.S. citizen and have or be able 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. 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 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

Job Description

The staff systems integration engineer will be a leader within the advanced technology organization.  This role will own strategy deployment for integration and verification activities for all 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 program management and leadership in the pursuit and bid response of new business opportunities.

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

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

Responsibilities:

• Systems Integration: Design, plan and execute integration activities of software and hardware optimizing performance, cost, quality and inter-operability.

• Validation and Verification: Drive validation and verification planning activities for the overall product/system, including system-level testing according to industry standards (e.g. ARP4754).

• System Integration Lab (SIL) Design and Build:  Work with cross functional teams to develop a suite of models, simulations, and hardware interfaces used for testing systems against intended operational requirements.

• 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 integration and verification of a holistic mission focused architectural solution.

• Best Practices: Understand and develop best practices the 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 development of product and technical roadmaps.

• Customer Engagement:  Work closely with the Program Manager (PM) and Engineering Project Manager (EPM) to collaborate with the customer throughout the project.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related STEM field from an accredited university.

• 10+ years of systems engineering project execution experience.

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain or currently holds a security clearance.

Eligibility Requirement (s):

• US Citizen: 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 r