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GE Aerospace · 4 months ago

Senior Systems Engineer – Verification Lead

Grand Rapids

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

GE Aerospace is a company focused on advancing aerospace technology for future generations. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Verification Lead to lead a team through the Verification and Validation portion of the systems engineering lifecycle, developing verification strategies, executing test procedures, and ensuring quality across verification activities.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop overall verification strategies and plans to ensure system compliance and performance

Lead a team to develop, review, and execute verification test procedures

Provide technical support to the team on a wide range of issues related to Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA)

Coordinate with sub-system verification teams to ensure effective use of verification artifacts at the systems level

Collaborate with and advise customers during process and development assurance audits

Develop and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to verification activities to monitor progress and ensure quality

Ability to direct and influence the Systems Engineering Lifecycle for IMA products/technologies

Crafts and/or contributes to the development of project verification plans in accordance with GE Aerospace processes, customer expectations, and certification authority requirements

Develop architecture and trade studies as needed to comply with customer requirements

Crosstrain and mentor other Systems Engineers in the systems engineering discipline

Drive and support engineering reuse within the IMA product line

Solves engineering problems directly with the customer

Provide technical leadership and guidance to the teams running projects within the product line. This includes supporting the engineering leads and project managers with project planning, conducting reviews, metrics development/tracking, forecasting, development processes, and risk and opportunity management

Supports the engineering leads and project managers with the timely delivery of systems requirements, integrated validation/verification activities, and issue resolution

Support the initiation of new projects to insure they are well planned in accordance with the product roadmap, the overall product line strategy and engineering process requirements

Lead/manage interdisciplinary collaboration with software, hardware, test, safety, maintainability, reliability, certification, and others teams

Escalate issues that need additional engineering or business leadership assistance in a timely manner

Uses best judgment and proven experience to make decisions or solve complex tasks/problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering as needed

Takes a new perspective on existing solutions – a fresh set of eyes

A proponent of continuous improvement and a willingness to champion new ideas

Aligns with a fail fast mentality, with resilient mindset to solve problems

Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements

Projects confidence and integrity to GE customers, partners, internal engineering teams, and certification authorities

Qualification

Verification strategiesIntegrated Modular AvionicsValidationVerificationEngineering processesDO-178CFAA/EASA certificationSystems engineeringMentoringLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or relatable field of study

10+ years of experience in integration, validation and verification within an engineering product development environment

US Citizen: This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens. GE will require proof of status prior to employment

Ability to travel 10%

Preferred

Master of Science in similar field preferred

Knowledge of the Boeing 777x and 787 airplane and related systems

Prior experience working within an Avionics Design Assurance Level (DAL) A Environments (most critical)

DO-297, ARP 4754A, DO-178C, DO-254 and/or DO-330 process assurance experience

Experience with engineering processes including requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirements validation, requirements verification, integration, embedded software, electronic systems, FAA/EASA/NAA certification, and system safety

Able to communicate directly with senior leadership inside and outside the company

Ability to translate technical information to business leaders and/or customers

Demonstrated ability to lead teams in development, integration, validation, and/or verification of systems

Broad experience that allows the candidate to understand and translate between different engineering disciplines

Strong systems engineering thought process on design, requirements, and verification

Ability and desire to mentor other engineers in key technical areas