Staff Lifecycle Operations Engineer

GE Aerospace•Lafayette, IN

About The Position

Responsible for a variety of hardware and software solutions across all life cycle stages. As an active partner, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality products that meet business requirements based on defined outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 4 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 7 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 9 years of professional experience
Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Distinct Area of Work (DAW) or IT
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.
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

Strong technical foundation in several of the following technology areas: ERP, MES, Analytics, Network, PC Client, and Infrastructure
Knowledge of current business function and information technologies
Advanced technical foundation in infrastructure technologies
Understand key cross-functional concepts that impact the organization; is aware of business priorities and organizational dynamics
Ability to balance the long-term ("big picture") and short-term implications of all decisions
Demonstrated commitment to quality and delivering complete solutions that solve business problems or deliver our strategy
Quality and cost driven
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences
Demonstrated customer focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer; builds strong customer relationships; creates processes with customer viewpoint; partners with customers to help shape their future initiatives
Ability to meet objectives by influencing and engaging across multiple teams

Responsibilities

Partner with business team to creatively identify / evaluate / implement / improve technologies and processes and arrive at mutual, cost effective solutions utilizing Lean and Agile principles.
Lead the development of winnable strategies that creatively use resources to anticipate and solve problems, resulting in innovative solutions for the business using alternatives beyond the obvious.
Drive the evolution of support by delivering products at the site including sensor enablement, data visualization, mobility, vision systems, etc. and to enable data driven decisions with speed and agility.
Ensure stability of site operations through obsolescence planning, patching compliance, and asset maintenance management.
Maintain documentation on all systems, installations, and configurations.
Coordinate and communicate all Change Management and Risk Management activities.
Lead in the evaluation / implementation of third-party software solutions.
Initiate and coordinate outsourced supplier efforts.