Senior Systems Engineer - Advanced Concepts & Prototypes - Aerospace Research

Job Description Summary
The Senior Systems Engineer - Advanced Concepts & Prototypes will guide technology strategy and maturation efforts to bridge the gap between invention and product. They will use deep technical knowledge of aerospace applications & systems integration to help GE Aerospace researchers identify the next steps for a technology. Additionally, they will construct technology maturation strategies involving system-level prototypes to be executed by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, design engineers, and external partners. A successful applicant will have knowledge in current aerospace applications and experience leading technology maturation efforts.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Create with limited guidance the maturation strategy for GE Aerospace Research technologies to bridge the gap between laboratory bench tests and product ready status.
• Collaborate with researchers, customers, and partners to identify applications and funding streams for the latest technology at GE Aerospace Research
• Use knowledge of aerospace applications, certification, and business case to identify key system requirements for new inventions.
• Lead risk analysis, Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA), and risk mitigation plans
• Project leadership of a multidisciplinary team throughout the testing process, including...
  
  • Coordination of projects with multi-disciplinary requirements spanning multiple Research and Engineering organizations
  • Proposal creation to secure funding from internal and external customers
  • Program planning with schedule, budget, and personnel
  • Communication to stakeholders including GE Aerospace Research & Engineering leadership, government customers, and airframers
• Mentor GE Aerospace Research personnel on system-level impacts on their technology

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 10 years total experience in aerospace engineering
  
  • Exposure to range of aerospace applications
  • Requirements generation
  • Technology maturation, TRL3 - TRL6
• Minimum of 5 years experience in system engineering or similar role
  
  • Design integration leadership
  • Deconstruction of complex technical challenges into discreet actions
  • System-level trade studies
  • Risk assessment and mitigation planning
  • Value quantification for technology or project
• Program cost and schedule estimation
• Excellent written and oral communication
  
  • Able to distill complex concepts into key points to enable leadership decisions
  • Experienced presenting to internal senior leadership and external partners/customers
  • Team coordination spanning in-person, domestic remote, and global members
• Application of Lean principles in design process
  
  • Continual improvement
  • Iterative design process
  • Root Cause Analysis & Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
• Must be willing to work onsite in Niskayuna, NY
• Due to the nature of the duties of this position, this role requires the individual to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship.

Desired Characteristics

• Master's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
• Experience in new technology development
  
  • Test planning
  • Rig/prototype design
  • Instrumentation and measurement
  • Test execution
  • Results analysis and decision
• Hands on experience in design, manufacturing, assembly, and test
• Experience working with government agencies
  
  • Civilian certification and/or military qualification process
  • RFI/RFP process
  • Test execution at government facilities

Notes:

The base pay range for this position is $100,000 - $205,000 USD Annually. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary. This posting is expected to close on March 31st, 2026.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes