• Senior Engineering Project Manager

    GE Aerospace (Grand Rapids, MI)


    Job Description Summary

    The Senior Engineering Project Manager will provide overall engineering leadership of Health Awareness System project. This is highly complex role on a very demanding program. The successful individual will have matrixed leadership over a large team spread across several functions – from core engineering to the support groups. The Senior EPM will work closely with the Program Manager in interacting with the customer to bring the HAS product successfully through the product lifecycle into entry into service. This is a position that will contribute significantly to the success of our FVL solution. The role will report to the FVL Executive System Integration Leader (SIL)

    Job Description

    Roles and Responsibilities

    + Hold responsibility for delivering engineering excellence on the HAS project

    + Demonstrate strong project management and leadership expertise on the HAS project

    + Effectively manage multiple broad-scope challenges simultaneously across a matrixed organization for the HAS project

    + Drive a successful HAS NPI project philosophy in meeting customer milestone deliveries to agreed cost and schedule commitments

    + Deliver quantifiable results through leading, motivating, and inspiring others

    + Drive a culture of lean & accountability using Flight Deck

    + Develop influential relationships with assigned customers at all levels, and provide specific engineering strategies, credibility, plans and actions that differentiate us from our competitors

    + Foster and inspire a collaborative work style and display team-oriented behavior with a proactive example of communication internally and externally

    + Maintain high visibility as a key Engineering Leader in the Aviation community while being respected for maturity, professionalism, expertise, sound judgment, passion for excellence, long-term commitment and uncompromising integrity

    Required Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or related field

    + Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management

    + 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

    + Leadership experience with projects and programs

    + Knowledge of Systems Engineering fundamentals

    + Ability to operate and lead in a highly complex, fast paced and demanding project and program environment

    + Strong oral and written communication skills.

    + Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

    + Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

    + Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.

    + Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

     

    _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._

     

    Additional Information

     

    GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

     

    GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

     

    **Relocation Assistance Provided:** No

     

    GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.