Director of Engineering - Power Conversion and Controls

IF1139 GE Aviation Systems LLC; Bohemia (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

HealthAhead program

401(k) plan with matching

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time-off

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Design Engineering Leader for Power Conversion and Control Products in the United States. This role leads multiple engineering groups responsible for design, development, qualification, and lifecycle support, setting technical direction and driving cross-functional execution with a focus on SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost).

The leader shapes strategy, manages trade-offs, and ensures compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years leading engineering teams.
• People leadership track record in high-accountability environments.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for power conversion and control products, translating business and customer needs into priorities and a roadmap.
• Lead across disciplines by developing functional managers and senior technical leaders, setting expectations and accountability.
• Drive day-to-day execution for both NPI and sustaining work, managing scope, schedule, resourcing, and dependencies.
• Ensure requirements flowdown, allocation, and verification across systems, hardware, and software to meet design intent.
• Ensure qualification readiness by aligning lab/test capacity, removing blockers, and maintaining compliant test evidence.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to deliver producible, cost-competitive designs that support rate readiness and customer outcomes.
• Own engineering release quality across drawings/models, BOMs, requirements, analyses, and test reports by enforcing standards and change control.
• Lead supplier technical engagement with unambiguous requirements and effective reviews, driving containment and corrective actions.
• Operate with a cadence using daily/weekly/monthly rhythms, visual management, and clear escalation paths to surface problems early and protect SQDC.
• Coach problem-solving and continuous improvement using standard approaches and actions to improve SQDC.
• Build organizational capability by attracting, developing, and retaining talent and strengthening technical excellence.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls, or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience).

6+ years of experience leading engineering teams that have taken complex power conversion and/or control products from development through qualification.

People leadership track record, including leading managers and senior technical leaders, setting priorities, and delivering results through others.

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Design Engineering Leader, Power Conversion and Control Products leads multiple functional engineering groups responsible for the design, development, integration, qualification, and lifecycle support of power conversion and control products. This role sets technical direction, establishes execution rigor, and drives cross-functional alignment to deliver measurable outcomes in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC). Operating with broad autonomy, the leader is accountable for building organizational capability and predictable execution across the product lifecycle. The role requires strong technical judgment and the ability to drive timely, well-documented trade-offs across performance, risk, cost, manufacturability, and schedule, while maintaining compliance with applicable processes and standards.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for power conversion and control products, translating business and customer needs into clear engineering priorities and a practical roadmap.
• Lead across disciplines by developing functional managers and senior technical leaders, setting clear expectations, and reinforcing a culture of accountability and ownership.
• Drive day-to-day execution for both NPI and sustaining work by actively managing scope, schedule, resourcing, and cross-team dependencies to make delivery predictable.
• Ensuring requirements flowdown, allocation, and verification are aligned across systems, hardware, and software so the full product meets design intent.
• Ensure qualification readiness by aligning lab/test capacity, removing blockers, and maintaining compliant, high-integrity test evidence.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to deliver producible, cost-competitive designs that support rate readiness and protect customer outcomes.
• Own engineering release quality across drawings/models, BOMs, requirements, analyses, and test reports by preventing escapes through standards, reviews, and disciplined change control.
• Lead supplier technical engagement by making requirements unambiguous, ensuring reviews are effective, and driving fast containment and corrective action on supplier-driven issues.
• Operate with a cadence using daily/weekly/monthly rhythms, visual management, and clear escalation paths to surface problems early and protect Safety, Quality, Delivery and SQDC.
• Coach problem-solving and continuous improvement by using standard approaches, corrective action discipline, and standard work to improve SQDC.
• Build organizational capability by attracting, developing, and retaining talent, and strengthening technical excellence through coaching, succession planning, and target skill building.
• Communicate clearly and early on status, risks, and decisions by bringing data, trade-offs and recommended paths forward to enable timely leadership decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls, or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 6+ years of experience leading engineering teams that have taken complex power conversion and/or control products from development through qualification.
• People leadership track record, including leading managers and senior technical leaders, setting priorities, and delivering results through others.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong cross-functional leadership, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders even without direct reporting authority in a high-accountability environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• 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.
• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Background in defense or military Aerospace, or another regulated, safety-critical industry where compliance, documentation, and qualification rigor are required.
• Performance improvement history of improving reliability, producibility, cost, or delivery for power conversion and/or control products.
• Hands-on involvement with technical management leading execution across multiple engineering sites.

The base pay range for this position is $200,400.00 to $267,600.00 USD Annual.

The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, skill set.

This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan.

This posting is expected to close on December 31st, 2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan 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.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its 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 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).

Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Culture & Values

At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.