Design Engineering Leader – Power Conversion and Controls

GE Aerospace; Bohemia (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan (401(k))

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Design Engineering Leader to drive power conversion and control product initiatives in the United States. This leader will set technical direction, build and guide multiple engineering teams, and ensure alignment with safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities include developing senior technical leaders, managing scope and schedules, ensuring rigorous verification, and coordinating with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years leading engineering teams for power conversion and/or control products.
• People leadership track record, including leading managers and senior technical leaders, delivering results through others.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for power conversion and control products and translate needs into priorities and roadmaps.
• Lead functional managers and senior technical leaders, establishing expectations and accountability.
• Drive day-to-day execution for NPI and sustaining work, managing scope, schedule, and resources.
• Ensure requirements flowdown, allocation, and verification across systems, hardware, and software.
• Ensure qualification readiness by aligning lab/test capacity and maintaining test evidence.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality to deliver producible, cost-competitive designs.
• Own engineering release quality across drawings, BOMs, requirements, analyses, and test reports.
• Lead supplier technical engagement with clear requirements and effective reviews.
• Operate with cadence and visible management to surface problems early and protect SQDC.
• Coach problem-solving and continuous improvement using standard approaches and actions.
• Build organizational capability by attracting and retaining talent and strengthening technical excellence.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or Controls

Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in engineering

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.

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 Cost (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 targeted 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, and 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
• 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 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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes