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!

Our Avionics team is inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely every day! As key players in the industry for over 75 years, GE Aerospace's Avionics solutions are at the heart of many of today’s civil and military platforms.

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

This position, which offers a blend of onsite and hybrid work arrangements, is based in Grand Rapids and necessitates a presence in the office for 3-4 days each week. An extensive corporate relocation package is also available for eligible candidates.

Job Description

In this key role, as a Senior Program Manager for GE Aerospace’s robust avionics business, you will be the primary customer interface to manage the development and fielding of our Military Stores Management Systems (SMS) product offerings.

In particular, as the Senior Program Manager, key responsibilities will include:

Growth and Strategy:

• Identify new opportunities primarily with our Tier1 airframer and DoD customers.

• Interface with internal stakeholders and external customers to develop product / systems strategies that align with our product roadmap / vision.

• Provide product and technology planning support to assure alignment to product area strategies.

• Determine the need for development of new products, applications and services and manage their development.

• Suggest improvements in products, processes and procedures.

• Develop business plans for new systems / product services.

• Lead overall proposal approaches and manage proposal activities. including developing cost and schedule plan estimates.

• Develop and maintain revenue forecasts which serve as the basis for the strategic plan for the business unit.

Program Execution:

• Negotiate price, scope, terms / conditions and schedule for new and momentum business, primarily in a FAR15 context

• Manage day-to-day program activities through coordination of efforts by Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, and Contracts to achieve customer and overall program objectives.

• Communicate status reports, program reviews and plans to senior leadership.

• Creatively grow the assigned program by working closely with the customer(s) and internal stakeholders.

• Ensure, within reasonable business constraints, that program meets or exceeds customer's cost, schedule, and technical requirements.

• Ensure that all program activities are executed in accordance with established processes and procedures.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field from an accredited university or college, or work experience equivalent.

• Minimum of 7 years of related experience such as Program Manager, Project Manager, Product Manager and/or Engineering Manager in the Aerospace Industry.

• 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 require proof of status prior to employment.

• Eligible to obtain US DOD Security Clearance.

Preferred Characteristics:

• Master’s degree in business or management field from an accredited university or college, or work experience equivalent.

• Familiarity with avionics hardware and/or avionics systems integration.

• Experience in fixed and/or rotary wing applications.

• Experience in developing FAR15 RFI/RFP responses to Tier 1’s and/or Department of Defense.

• Familiarity with lean concepts and terminology to achieve continuous improvement of business processes.  

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Independent, self-starter that can proactively manage a variety of external and internal stakeholders and achieve business growth.

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects, including engineering development projects where Earned Value Management principles are utilized.

• Familiarity in dealing with obsolescence identification and resolution for r