SMS Safety Specialist

GE Aerospace • Evendale, OH

5d • Remote

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! The GE Safety Management System (SMS) Specialist demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. This includes furthering the development and long term success of the SMS within GE Aerospace. In this role you will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, manage complex issues within functional area(s) of expertise, be involved in long-term planning, and contribute to the overall business strategy. The SMS Specialist will be responsible for training, promotion, risk management, assurance, policy, procedures, processes, regulatory interaction and metrics associated with our Safety Management System.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).
• Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in aerospace or aviation
• 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.
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Nice To Haves

• Industry experience in Aerospace Safety Management Systems
• Experience interfacing with industry regulators (e.g. FAA, EASA)
• Master's degree in science or engineering field from an accredited university or college
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business.
• Problem analysis and resolution skills
• Demonstrated leadership in defining the state of the art in at least one technical specialty, along with the ability to teach and set standard practices within this field.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the theory, design, development, practical implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the GE Aerospace SMS to support product safety methodologies and techniques for engines, services, systems, equipment and devices.
• Integrate with the Flight Safety Teams to further risk management objectives throughout the Enterprise.
• Develop KPIs to monitor and audit SMS performance.
• Execute processes to identify, evaluate, assess and mitigate safety risks inherent to the product design, production and maintenance, to an acceptable level.
• Provide SME guidance for safety policies, procedures, rigorous safety risk assessments, hazard evaluations, risk correction/control, monitoring, safety assurance processes, training and safety promotion across the Business in coordination with global GE Aerospace business activities and priorities.
• Ensure integration of human factors principles to drive design, production and maintenance improvements in order to eliminate human error in products and services.
• Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and influences policy formulation within GE Aerospace, with external industry partners, suppliers and regulators.
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve SMS performance, products, processes or services.
• Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology, services or engineering.
• Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders.
• Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations.
• Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Provide consultation to cross-functional teams throughout the business to institute or improve SMS within manufacturing sites, product centers, suppliers, or repair facilities.
• Effectively communicate and provide recommendations through the analysis, preparation and presentation of technical data to internal and external GE customers using reports, records, and letters

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees