Job Description Summary

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.

Systems Engineering Pipeline:
The Systems Engineering Talent Pipeline is a structured rotational program designed to build long-term Systems Engineering capability by developing well-rounded, early-career engineers through intentional cross-functional assignments (software, hardware, test, certification, tools). Participants receive onboarding, mentoring, and regular competency-based evaluation, with typical rotations lasting 6 to 18 months over an ideal 2 to 3 years, to grow both breadth and depth, strengthen collaboration across silos, and improve organizational standardization and retention.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Systems Engineering Pipeline:

• Objective:
  Develop well-rounded systems engineers via cross-functional, intentional assignments (hardware, software, etc.) to strengthen long-term Systems capability.

• Target audience:
  Early-career engineers (noted as roughly 0-4 years experience) with relevant degrees/local ties, who exhibit systems thinking/creativity, self-starting accountability, and communication/collaboration/leadership.

• Duration and rotations:
  Ideal 3-5 years (with 2-3 years viewed as more realistic), with assignments typically 6 to 18 months aligned to milestones/objectives.

• Program structure:
  Onboarding (training, orientation, systems principles, GE Aerospace methodologies/products), mentored assignments across multiple functional areas, and regular competency-based evaluation with feedback from mentors/functional leads/talent manager.

• Development intent:
  Build networks, learn processes and product, and strengthen cross-silo teamworking; grow toward systems roles via defined pathways (including a leadership track toward Engineering Project Management and a technical track toward Product Systems Engineering). 

• Organizational benefits:
  Support a sustainable, retained talent pipeline, improved competency/standardization, stronger collaboration, and a new opportunity for diversity and mentorship.

Additional responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining product requirements for the module / component / subcontractors and partners teams.

• Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy. May include support roles with specialized technical field of knowledge; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.

• Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.

• May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures. Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters.

• A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Explains technical information to others.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).

• GE Aerospace will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Desired Characteristics

• Self-starter with the ability to lead the effort with minimum supervision.

• Experience working in systems including; A664, A429, A629, MIL-STD-1553, A615A, IEEE1394, RS485, A825, Discretes.

• Background in System Design and Validation.

• Hands-on capability to handle test equipment (power supplies, o-scopes, etc.), data bus capturing tools, scripting languages.

• Knowledge in Avionics Systems and Aerospace Operating Practices.

• Understanding and translating customer requirements for applications development for software solutions.

• Experience with DOORs Next Gen Requirements Management Tools, and RTC/Dimensions Defect Tracking.

• Experience with System Testing Processes, Tools, and Automation.

• Ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment.

• Ability to engage and build positive relationships with both customers and internal and external employees.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

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)).

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