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Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

The Subsection Manager for Advanced Military IR/Thermal Design will demonstrate accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives, particularly as related to driving standard work and program execution for the Advanced Military IR/Thermal Design team. In this role you will lead, grow, and contribute to a team of highly capable engineers in the development of advanced components and systems demonstration programs. You will have overall process responsibility for a critical differentiated technical discipline and must work seamlessly and collaboratively with government customers, airframers, GE Research, and GE Aerospace stakeholders to drive execution on technical objectives across a variety of company and customer funded programs.

In addition, you will:

• Manage Advanced Military IR/Thermal Design & test team manpower, scope, budget, and technical execution metrics across a variety of company and customer funded programs.
• Be accountable for monitoring and communicating project status, business issues, and significant developments as appropriate.
• Be accountable for analytical methods development and development & documentation of design process standard work.
• Work collaboratively with Defense & Systems and Defense Engineering (DE) leadership to develop and ensure alignment/accuracy of technology roadmaps.
• Shape and contribute to technical solutions that align next generation warfighter needs with applicable technology development roadmaps.
• Lead section, department, and enterprise initiatives in design, materials, manufacturing, quality and/or productivity; communicate with section leadership and drive execution.
• Develop standard work, operating metrics, and supporting analyses to drive execution and corrective actions.
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
• Formulate and implement plans to achieve technical and program requirements, schedules, and contract commitment.
• 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.
• Assist in developing new business opportunities by leading and contributing to proposal efforts. Ensure and be accountable for accuracy of Form7 inputs.
• Facilitate communication of technical and business information between organizations and within the work group.
• Effectively communicate and provide recommendations through the analysis and presentation of data to internal and external GE customers.
• Communicate with management on technical, organizational, resource, and personnel issues.
• Ensure company compliance initiatives and training requirements are implemented within the sections

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a relevant engineering position
• Minimum of 3 years of GE Aerospace experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance at the Secret level or higher
• Only current employees within the Aerospace Engineering Division will be considered.

Desired Characteristics:

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Physics from an accredited university or college
• Experience with engine/aircraft integration, engine component/systems design, engine performance, engine controls, and vehicle power/thermal systems
• Experience working with DoD customer and processes
• Experience managing DoD EVM projects
• Experience with GE Aerospace financial and program management tools
• Strong track record of ability to work in a team environment with demonstrated leadership and customer interface skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Active DoD Secret Clearance (or higher)

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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