Job Description Summary

The Technical Manager will lead a team in the IO and Network (ION) engineering organization, supporting the business and Application Engineering teams in defining a strategy for growth, driving initiatives to continuously improve performance and processes, executing successfully on projects to bring value for the company and our customers, and achieving key functional, business, and broad company objectives. This is a People Leader role for a team of roughly 8-10 interdisciplinary engineers, comprised of Engineering Project Managers (EPMs), Systems Engineers and/or Software Engineers that will require a talented individual to use their experience, knowledge, influence, and initiative to set strategy, manage team competency development, and drive engineering execution excellence. The position spans ION products and projects and includes interfacing with numerous outside organizations. The role will report directly to the ION Engineering Leader with moderate autonomy and require high levels of operational judgment.

This opportunity is bonus eligible with a work location of Grand Rapids, MI. GE offers competitive salaries and a full breadth of benefits including 401K company contribution with additional matching plans, flexible work arrangements, permissive time off policy, tuition reimbursement for future degrees, company paid life insurance, and a variety of competitive health insurance choices to meet your needs.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for delivering engineering excellence to effectively perform bids and proposals, manage projects, execute development and verification strategies, and conduct accurate engineering forecasts for ION

• Support and conduct strategic resource planning, then build an inclusive, highly technical, and high-performing team through recruitment and competency development, guide them through hard times, and celebrate their successes

• Manage department sub-section to achieve functional, business, and broad company objectives including engineering planning and budgeting, competency development, culture development, and process and execution excellence

• Create and execute structured development plans customized for individual team members, including holding the team accountable for supporting development of others within the organization

• Set clear expectations for individual and team performance and manage/improve performance using controlled metrics and a continuous improvement mindset

• Foster a culture of collaboration, clear communication, lean, and accountability through leading, motivating, and inspiring others

• Develop engineering competency that delivers results compliant with engineering processes and customer contractual requirements

• Allocate qualified engineering talent and manage outsource activities to satisfy project demands both for ION projects as well as projects requiring the skillset

• Support reporting and escalation rhythms with clear communication and firm understanding of status, active ownership and management to resolve issues, and a focus on continuous improvement

• Provide technical expertise and leadership for the pursuit of new business, the execution of existing business (NPI and R&D), and the continuous improvement of project management and systems engineering processes, tools, and talent

• Drive effective startup of new projects, focusing on strategic planning, standardization, reporting/monitoring expectation setting, and One Team collaboration

• Demonstrate superior technical expertise to translate highly technical engineering concepts into workable solutions, leveraging engineering and product reuse

• Demonstrate strong project management expertise to establish project teams, conduct project planning, manage and monitor project execution, and perform active risk management

• Hold project teams accountable to deliver quantifiable results against Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) expectations

• Assist project and program leadership in the timely resolution of engineering design, validation, integration, verification, safety, certification, closure, and other issues

• Develop influential relationships with assigned customers at all levels

• Provide specific engineering strategies, credibility, plans and actions that differentiate us from our competitors and make GE a great place to work both now and in the future

• Maintain high visibility as a key engineering leader in the Avionics business while being respected for maturity, professionalism, expertise, sound judgment, passion for excellence, long-term commitment, and uncompromising integrity

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Aerospace, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited university or college

• Minimum of 8-10 years of systems technical and project leadership experience in a highly technical engineering field, preferably avionics systems

• 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.

Desired Characteristics

• Master’s degree in Aviation, Aerospace, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science from an accredited university or college

• Knowledge and experience in developing and specifying complex avionics systems

• Prior experience as a people leader

• Persistent, thorough, and execution-focused

• Demonstrated success in engineering and business management

• Demonstrated professionalism in demeanor and presentation to include excellence in questioning, listening, and influencing

• Demonstrated capability to constructively partner and drive alignment across matrixed organizations

• Highly visible, hands-on approach while setting the example for high standards and accountability for the organization

• Experienced with Earned Value and Activity Based Management methods

• Financial knowledge

• Proven ability to define product solutions which meet customer needs and provide a strong user experience

• Demonstrated project management and/or system engineering experience leading large-scale projects or programs

• Proficient in identifying stakeholder needs and collaborating with teams to define solutions

• Ability to operate in an environment of uncertainty when working with the application of new technologies or processes

• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage and inspire both one-on-one as well as in broad audiences

• Exceptional organization, written, and presentation skills

• Self-starter, persistent, thorough, objective, and accountable

• Effective at active listening, building trust, being inclusive, providing encouragement, inspiring teams, providing corrective feedback, and being open to new ideas and ways of achieving success

• Lean mindset-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement, visual management, and standard work

• Deep knowledge of Project Management and/or Program Management fundamentals

• Deep knowledge of Systems Engineering fundamentals and processes

• Experience with and knowledge of industry development and certification standards and processes

• Demonstrated experience in developing or leading effective teams

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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