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Job Description Summary

As a Director of a software engineering group, you will apply your knowledge of management, software development methodologies, best practices, and proven processes to lead teams to deliver a quality software product on budget, within planned schedule with superb quality.

Job Description

In this role, you will:

+ Build a world class software development team to consistently deliver complex software platforms and research projects of varying size and duration.

+ Software development will primarily support the advanced engine technology demonstrators.

+ Design and execute on a well thought out strategy for the organization

+ Actively present leadership updates to GE executive sponsors and customers.

+ Work with others to define future technology platforms and architecture for products and services.

+ Provide day to day work direction for team members engaged in projects and delivery.

+ Facilitate and coach software engineering teams on requirements estimate and work sizing.

+ Demonstrate mastery of interactions within dynamic agile cultures and processes.

+ Drive a continuous learning culture to help guide continuous improvements.

+ Provide leadership and coaching on FLIGHTDECK principles.

+ Actively pursue new methods and practices to increase productivity

+ Utilize project management tools to track progress and recognize key risk areas for specific implementations

+ Assist in the resolution of conflicting priorities through the proactive communication of requirements, timelines and stakeholders.

+ Operate as an engaged leader who serves as a subject matter and technical expert for assigned programs and development initiatives.

+ Work with systems leaders and functional teams to ensure products and services adhere to standards and meet end system functional goals.

Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

+ Minimum of 8 years of experience in relevant domain

+ Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Desired Characteristics

Technical Expertise

+ Recognizes patterns and complexity in problems. Extracts decomposition algorithms, and strategically plans how to execute programs by understanding how best to decompose to expose / protect against risk

+ Thorough knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle principles, consistent with DO-178 industry principles

+ Thorough working knowledge of legacy commercial control system architecture, functions, and core design principles.

+ Good understanding of airframe integration strategies and challenges

+ Demonstrated understanding of the interactions between Company and Vendor-owned scope, and able to guide team in navigating design decisions

+ Defines product vision. Lays out product roadmap. Maps current requirements to industry trends, analyses competition trends

Business Acumen:

+ Prioritizes projects based on an assessment of program priorities. Anticipates areas of vulnerability and offers plans to mitigate them

+ Evangelizes new technology, predicts trends, and identifies new opportunities based on trends. Acts as industry expert by participating in defining standards and initiatives

+ Creates a culture of customer focus and high performance to drive innovation.

Leadership:

+ Establishes framework for a culture of successful collaboration by defining a common understanding of who has decision rights and accountability, and how collaboration and transparency are rewarded

+ Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications. Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making. Understands when change is needed. Participates in technical strategy planning

+ Build a team of highly technical engineers to implement and integrate control system functions in support of the engine system

Personal Attributes:

+ Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

+ Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE. Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly.

+ Coaches teams through technical challenges and directs the team to achieve a high level of understanding of the platform and proposes solutions.

+ Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

_This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not U.S. lawful permanent residents, U.S. Citizens, or have been granted asylee or refugee status (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), employment 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.