Senior Systems Engineer – Verification Lead

GE Aerospace • Kentwood, MI

106d

About The Position

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight! Engineering is at the center of what we do, and we are looking for talented, innovative engineers who can help us design and develop products for today, tomorrow, and in the future. If you are a dreamer, doer, and inventor who wants your voice to be heard and see your ideas take flight, this is the opportunity for you. The Senior Systems Engineer – Lead Systems Verifications role is responsible for leading a team of engineers through all aspects of the Verification and Validation portion of the systems engineering lifecycle (right side of the Systems Engineering “V”). As a Systems Verification Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing verification strategies and plans, leading a team to create and execute test procedures, and providing technical support for Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) systems. You will coordinate with sub-system verification teams to ensure seamless integration of verification artifacts at the systems level and collaborate with customers during process and development assurance audits. Additionally, you will advise on test equipment integration, address technical challenges, and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress and ensure quality across all verification activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or relatable field of study. Master of Science in similar field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in integration, validation and verification within an engineering product development environment.
• US Citizen: This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.
• Ability to travel 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the Boeing 777x and 787 airplane and related systems.
• Prior experience working within an Avionics Design Assurance Level (DAL) A Environments.
• DO-297, ARP 4754A, DO-178C, DO-254 and/or DO-330 process assurance experience.
• Experience with engineering processes including requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirements validation, requirements verification, integration, embedded software, electronic systems, FAA/EASA/NAA certification, and system safety.
• Able to communicate directly with senior leadership inside and outside the company.
• Ability to translate technical information to business leaders and/or customers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams in development, integration, validation, and/or verification of systems.
• Broad experience that allows the candidate to understand and translate between different engineering disciplines.
• Strong systems engineering thought process on design, requirements, and verification.
• Ability and desire to mentor other engineers in key technical areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop overall verification strategies and plans to ensure system compliance and performance.
• Lead a team to develop, review, and execute verification test procedures.
• Provide technical support to the team on a wide range of issues related to Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA).
• Coordinate with sub-system verification teams to ensure effective use of verification artifacts at the systems level.
• Collaborate with and advise customers during process and development assurance audits.
• Develop and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to verification activities to monitor progress and ensure quality.
• Ability to direct and influence the Systems Engineering Lifecycle for IMA products/technologies.
• Craft and/or contribute to the development of project verification plans in accordance with GE Aerospace processes, customer expectations, and certification authority requirements.
• Develop architecture and trade studies as needed to comply with customer requirements.
• Crosstrain and mentor other Systems Engineers in the systems engineering discipline.
• Drive and support engineering reuse within the IMA product line.
• Solve engineering problems directly with the customer.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the teams running projects within the product line.
• Support the engineering leads and project managers with the timely delivery of systems requirements, integrated validation/verification activities, and issue resolution.
• Support the initiation of new projects to ensure they are well planned in accordance with the product roadmap, the overall product line strategy and engineering process requirements.
• Lead/manage interdisciplinary collaboration with software, hardware, test, safety, maintainability, reliability, certification, and other teams.
• Escalate issues that need additional engineering or business leadership assistance in a timely manner.
• Use best judgment and proven experience to make decisions or solve complex tasks/problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering as needed.
• Take a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements.

Benefits

• Relocation Package (assistance) is available.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Challenging careers.
• Competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree