Senior Staff Systems Engineer – Systems Strategy & Survivability

GE Aerospace•Evendale, OH

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About The Position

The Senior Staff Systems Engineer is an Engine Systems Design Integration (ESDI) position on GE Aerospace’s Next Generation Products team, supporting a significant New Product Introduction program stemming from the company’s investments in science and technology. The role serves as a technical integrator, connecting manufacturing, components, and survivability into a unified strategy and integrated plan. The engineer ensures product requirements are clearly defined, flowed down, validated, and controlled. The position manages interfaces, configuration, critical-to-quality considerations, risk trades, and system-level verification, including survivability testing. It combines systems engineering with cross-functional technical leadership to align stakeholders, lead technical reviews, solve integration problems, and turn detailed analysis into decisions that improve performance, quality, and program execution in a fast-paced defense development environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in engineering from an accredited university or college, or a high school diploma/GED and at least 9 years of experience in engine systems, survivability, or closely related manufacturing/integration roles.
At least 5 years of experience in engine systems, survivability, or closely related manufacturing/integration roles.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is a prerequisite for clearance.
Ability to meet the U.S. Person status requirement for access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Current U.S. Government Security Clearance.
Fundamental understanding of survivability and product design processes.
Background in manufacturing and product delivery.
Experience with engine system architecture, module/component integration, and cross-functional technical leadership.
Ability to apply FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and behaviors, including standard work, daily and visual management, problem solving, action planning, and continuous improvement to support Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) outcomes.
Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.
Ability to obtain and hold a Top Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

Integrate activities across multiple components and products to support product quality and delivery.
Facilitate technical forums and engineering review cycles, ensuring clear communication, quality records retention, and effective meeting logistics.
Manage product and systems requirements, specifications, and requirements flow-down.
Drive specification development and validation and verification activities for the overall product or system, including system-level survivability testing.
Define product requirements for modules, components, subcontractors, and partner teams.
Coordinate manufacturing and engineering to develop plans that reduce internal process cycle time and lead time.
Manage tradeoffs between survivability and producibility and work directly with customers to establish milestones.
Coordinate cross-functional cost-out projects that benefit Material and Technology Readiness Levels (MRL/TRL).
Develop specialized disciplinary knowledge, remain aware of technical developments in manufacturing and survivability, and serve as a best-practice and quality resource.
Use knowledge of competitors and market differentiators to inform work.
Apply technical judgment and experience to analyze data, solve moderately complex manufacturing, technology, and survivability problems, and support recommendations.
Act as a resource for less-experienced colleagues and potentially lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements.
Explain difficult or sensitive information and build consensus, using persuasion to influence others on topics within the field.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Access to a Health Coach.
Employee Assistance Program with confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, including a 401(k) savings plan with company matching and company retirement contributions.
Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
Tuition assistance.
Adoption assistance.
Paid parental leave.
Disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid time off for vacation or illness.
Professional development and competitive compensation.
Relocation assistance.