SPOCT Staff Engineer

Job Description Summary
Come be a part of the team where you can help Invent the future of flight, lift people up and bring them home safely. The Systems, Performance, Operability, Controls & Transients (SPOCT) staff engineer will integrate multiple engineering disciplines and sciences across a gas turbine propulsion system to ensuring the safety of our engines, while optimizing for performance, controllability, durability and other key customer factors. This engineering leader will drive the functional integration and collaboration between SPOCT engineering teams to deliver solutions based on program and customer requirements. This role will have a significant impact on both short-term and long-term business and technology development goals.

A day in the life of a SPOCT engineer can include activities such as conducting trade studies, driving customer and regulatory discussions, facilitating problem solving for in-service fleet issues, to driving execution of design changes to improve engine capability, durability or performance. The process spans from concept through production to operation.

This role ensures the engine designs ability to achieve service, quality, and timeliness objectives. High levels of operational judgment are essential to achieve the desired outcomes. This is an ideal role for someone looking to accelerate your career by providing management visibility to high impact projects while you work alongside a vibrant and collaborative engineering team, to help create the future of flight.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work to ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) while applying scientific principles, engineering tools, and lean methods.
• Conducts propulsion system and product integration of gas turbine engines coordinating primarily with performance, operability, controls and transient analysis disciplines.
• Responsible for developing and managing cross functional, technology led program. Manages interfaces with contractors, suppliers, customers and internal functions. Manages program resource and budget allocation/integration in cooperation with program Operations. Influences the programs to meet customer CTQs.
• Manages product and systems requirements regarding aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, performance and other regulatory requirements, along with specifications and flow down.
• Drives validation and verification activities for the overall product/system, including system level testing.
• Responsible for driving CTQ / Risk trades within the teams designing the components.
• Requires specialized knowledge within the function. Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and influences policy formulation.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve 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 or engineering.
• 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.
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in an engineering position.
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in aerothermal or systems integration in the Aerospace industry

Desired Characteristics

• Master's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Experience in two or more SPOCT disciplines
• Exposure to aviation engine design and certification
• Strong oral and written communication skills for both internal and external partners.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Experience in Systems Engineering.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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