Executive - T901 Product Leader

GE Aerospace • Lynn, MA

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About The Position

Role Overview: The Executive Product Director for the T901 Turboshaft Engine is the accountable leader for the end-to-end business, performance, and lifecycle of the T901 engine portfolio. This senior leader owns product safety and reliability, financial results, customer outcomes, portfolio and lifecycle strategy, and cross-functional execution across engineering, supply chain, services, and contracts. Operating as the executive focal for US Government, international, and OEM customers, this role ensures the T901 engine completes its qualification and certification requirements and transitions into production to deliver unparalleled mission capabilities and operating costs. You will be responsible for: Full P&L accountability for the T901 product line (orders, revenue, margin, cash). Overall product safety, reliability, and airworthiness Product and lifecycle strategy, including investment prioritization and execution Cross-functional leadership across engineering, supply chain, services, commercial, and contracts Direct engagement with key U.S. and international defense customers and airframers This leader will drive completion of the US Government Acquisition Category 1 Improved Turbine Engine Program while ensuring outcomes aligned to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC). Key Responsibilities Business Ownership & Financial Performance Own the P&L for the T901 product line, including orders, revenue, margin, and cash; deliver to quarterly and annual commitments. Shape and execute portfolio strategy, including roadmap and investment prioritization to meet customer commitments and deliver long-term business outcomes. Lead cost and productivity initiatives across the lifecycle, balancing financial performance with mission readiness, sustainment effectiveness, and fleet supportability. Identify and manage business risks and opportunities, ensuring transparent communication and timely decision-making with senior leadership. Safety, Airworthiness & Compliance Champion product safety, reliability, and airworthiness, ensuring rigorous risk management, root cause, and corrective action processes. Ensure compliance with regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements, maintaining robust governance for safety and product decisions. Lead in alignment with FLIGHT DECK (lean operating) principles, driving continuous improvement in SQDC performance. Serve as a visible advocate for a strong safety culture, ensuring that safety is embedded in decisions across design, production, and field support. Governance & Decision-Making As delegated by the Executive Director, chair the Program Control Board (PCB) and Safety Product Management Team (SPMT). Execute all PCB and SPMT responsibilities in accordance with company policy, including key approvals, risk reviews, and configuration decisions. Own major product decisions, including (but not limited to) Class I design changes, source changes, cost and weight changes, selected customer communications, and financial risk releases. Provide clear, data-driven recommendations and decisions to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Product & Lifecycle Leadership Provide strategic and operational leadership for the T901 product line, ensuring mission readiness, contract performance, and long-term fleet support. Lead cross-functional teams to complete the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract leading to qualification of the engine and deliver on additional platform opportunities, integrated product support, and cost/productivity initiatives. Ensure effective lifecycle management, from development and production through sustainment, modernization, and retirement planning. Align product roadmaps with customer needs, emerging threats, and technology opportunities, ensuring the engines remain competitive and mission-relevant. Customer, OEM, and Stakeholder Engagement Serve as the executive point of contact for U.S. and international defense customers and key OEM partners for T901. Maintain trusted, senior-level relationships and drive the voice-of-customer into product strategies and business decisions. Lead or significantly participate in key customer engagements, reviews, and forums. Participate significantly in sales campaigns, contributing to capture strategy, value-selling, competitive positioning, and customer negotiations. Delivery, Supply Chain & Operations Alignment Ensure delivery performance of hardware to support contractual requirements. Lead the T901 and NPI Product Operations team to partner closely with Integrated Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Engineering to optimize delivery for engine builds and overall industrialization/production readiness of the T901 supply chain for initial production and delivery ramp to full rate production volumes. Drive cross-functional alignment to meet or exceed customer delivery and mission readiness expectations. Anticipate and mitigate supply chain and industrialization risks, ensuring transparency and timely escalation as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or related field; engineering degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace/defense or complex industrial product leadership, including services/sustainment.
• Proven track record leading large cross-functional programs with significant scale and complexity.
• Strong communication, influence, and presentation skills with executive-level presence and comfort engaging with senior customers and leadership.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of experience in gas turbine product development
• Experience managing P&L, contracts, and complex supply chains.
• Demonstrated lean/continuous improvement leadership and transformation experience, ideally with exposure to FLIGHT DECK or similar operating systems.
• Experience in defense acquisition, sustainment, or government/industry partnership environments

Responsibilities

• Full P&L accountability for the T901 product line (orders, revenue, margin, cash)
• Overall product safety, reliability, and airworthiness
• Product and lifecycle strategy, including investment prioritization and execution
• Cross-functional leadership across engineering, supply chain, services, commercial, and contracts
• Direct engagement with key U.S. and international defense customers and airframers
• Own the P&L for the T901 product line, including orders, revenue, margin, and cash; deliver to quarterly and annual commitments.
• Shape and execute portfolio strategy, including roadmap and investment prioritization to meet customer commitments and deliver long-term business outcomes.
• Lead cost and productivity initiatives across the lifecycle, balancing financial performance with mission readiness, sustainment effectiveness, and fleet supportability.
• Identify and manage business risks and opportunities, ensuring transparent communication and timely decision-making with senior leadership.
• Champion product safety, reliability, and airworthiness, ensuring rigorous risk management, root cause, and corrective action processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements, maintaining robust governance for safety and product decisions.
• Lead in alignment with FLIGHT DECK (lean operating) principles, driving continuous improvement in SQDC performance.
• Serve as a visible advocate for a strong safety culture, ensuring that safety is embedded in decisions across design, production, and field support.
• As delegated by the Executive Director, chair the Program Control Board (PCB) and Safety Product Management Team (SPMT).
• Execute all PCB and SPMT responsibilities in accordance with company policy, including key approvals, risk reviews, and configuration decisions.
• Own major product decisions, including (but not limited to) Class I design changes, source changes, cost and weight changes, selected customer communications, and financial risk releases.
• Provide clear, data-driven recommendations and decisions to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the T901 product line, ensuring mission readiness, contract performance, and long-term fleet support.
• Lead cross-functional teams to complete the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract leading to qualification of the engine and deliver on additional platform opportunities, integrated product support, and cost/productivity initiatives.
• Ensure effective lifecycle management, from development and production through sustainment, modernization, and retirement planning.
• Align product roadmaps with customer needs, emerging threats, and technology opportunities, ensuring the engines remain competitive and mission-relevant.
• Serve as the executive point of contact for U.S. and international defense customers and key OEM partners for T901.
• Maintain trusted, senior-level relationships and drive the voice-of-customer into product strategies and business decisions.
• Lead or significantly participate in key customer engagements, reviews, and forums.
• Participate significantly in sales campaigns, contributing to capture strategy, value-selling, competitive positioning, and customer negotiations.
• Ensure delivery performance of hardware to support contractual requirements.
• Lead the T901 and NPI Product Operations team to partner closely with Integrated Manufacturing, Sourcing, and Engineering to optimize delivery for engine builds and overall industrialization/production readiness of the T901 supply chain for initial production and delivery ramp to full rate production volumes.
• Drive cross-functional alignment to meet or exceed customer delivery and mission readiness expectations.
• Anticipate and mitigate supply chain and industrialization risks, ensuring transparency and timely escalation as needed.

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like Health Ahead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.
• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits includ tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time -off for vacation or illness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive