KMI Manager

GE Aerospace•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

As the COMSEC / KMI Manager, you will support secure communications operations in a large-scale environment. You will serve as the primary Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) Operating Account Manager (KOAM) while performing broader COMSEC/EKMS responsibilities. This role sits within GE Aerospace’s secure operations ecosystem and supports secure communications and COMSEC/KMI account operations essential for program continuity, customer trust, and compliant execution. You will partner across manufacturing, production, depot, engineering, and mission support teams to ensure secure communications capabilities remain available, accountable, and audit-ready in a fast-paced operational environment. The role supports 24/7 operations and requires rotating schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays. The KOAM manages day-to-day operations of a classified COMSEC account and associated KMI/EKMS activities in accordance with applicable customer and government regulations. The position is accountable for COMSEC material and related assets, maintains accurate records in KMI systems, supports key generation and distribution, and ensures compliance through inventories, reconciliations, and reporting. Success requires attention to detail, disciplined execution, and independent judgment in resolving complex COMSEC and secure communications issues while maintaining operational continuity. The position requires a bachelor’s degree, 3–5+ years of relevant experience, experience managing a classified COMSEC account and serving in or supporting KOAM responsibilities, and working knowledge of COMSEC, EKMS, and KMI requirements. Applicants must be U.S. citizens for the stated contract requirement and must have an active Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance or be able to obtain and maintain one, as required by the role. Employment is contingent on meeting the stated U.S. Person and work authorization requirements. Relocation assistance is provided.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
3–5+ years of relevant experience in COMSEC, KMI, EKMS, telecommunications, or secure communications support.
Experience managing a classified COMSEC account in accordance with applicable customer or service regulations.
Experience serving in or directly supporting KOAM responsibilities.
Working knowledge of COMSEC, EKMS, and KMI standards, policies, and accountability requirements.
Experience with electronic key generation and distribution to ECUs.
Availability to work rotating schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to support 24/7 operations.
Must have an active Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one, as required by the role.
The role is open only to U.S. citizens under the stated contract requirement; proof of status is required prior to employment.
Must meet the stated U.S. Person and work authorization requirements for access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a large-scale manufacturing, depot, or mission support environment.
Experience with legacy COMSEC equipment.
Experience troubleshooting COMSEC devices, ECUs, and telecommunications systems.
Experience performing software loads, updates, and secure equipment initialization.
Familiarity with applicable COMSEC doctrine, policies, and associated references.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, time management, and follow-through.
Strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently with limited oversight.
Flexibility to manage changing priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary KMI Operating Account Manager (KOAM) for the assigned account.
Manage COMSEC account operations in accordance with customer requirements and applicable government regulations.
Manage receipt, custody, issue, safeguarding, transfer, inventory, and destruction of COMSEC material under COMSEC/EKMS/KMI accountability requirements.
Use KMI software to document accountability actions and maintain complete, accurate, and timely records; perform KMI registration, initialization, endorsements, and other account administration functions.
Generate and distribute electronic keys from national and service-level sources to End Cryptographic Units (ECUs) and other COMSEC-enabled devices.
Process incoming and outgoing COMSEC shipments and maintain accountability documentation.
Conduct recurring inventories, reconciliations, compliance validations, and required reporting; track supersession dates and tracer actions, and submit accounting reports on time.
Manage fill devices, ECUs, secure telephone equipment, and other COMSEC-related assets, maintaining lifecycle accountability and availability.
Perform or support software loads, updates, troubleshooting, maintenance coordination, and secure equipment initialization as needed.
Provide training and functional guidance to users, engineers, production personnel, assemblers, and other stakeholders on COMSEC accountability, security, compliance, and local operating procedures.
Use technical knowledge and independent judgment to resolve complex communications and COMSEC issues while maintaining operational continuity and regulatory compliance.
Coordinate across functional teams to support production, manufacturing, depot, and secure communications mission requirements.