KMI Manager

GE Aerospace; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance Provided

Job summary

GE Aerospace seeks a KMI / COMSEC Account Manager (KOAM) to oversee secure communications operations and end-to-end EKMS/KMI accountability. You will manage a classified COMSEC account, document activities, and ensure regulatory compliance across ECUs and secure devices.

Responsibilities include key generation and distribution, inventories, and asset management. Strong communication, organization, and the ability to work rotating shifts in a demanding environment are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• 3-5+ years of experience in COMSEC, KMI, EKMS, telecommunications, or secure communications support.
• Active Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• KOAM ownership: serve as the primary KMI Operating Account Manager for the assigned account.
• Manage COMSEC account operations, accountability, and EKMS/KMI compliance.
• Document actions in KMI systems; support key generation and distribution to ECUs and devices.
• Conduct inventories, reconciliations, and reporting; manage assets and shipments.
• Provide training and guidance on COMSEC accountability and local procedures.
• Coordinate across teams to support 24/7 secure communications missions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

# ******Job Description Summary******As the COMSEC / KMI Manager, you will support secure communications operations in a large-scale environment. In this role, you will serve as the primary Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) Operating Account Manager (KOAM) while performing broader COMSEC/EKMS responsibilities.# **Job Description**## Job Title**KMI / COMSEC Account Manager (KOAM) - Secure Communications Operations**## Company Intro/About GE AerospaceGE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We support advanced aerospace and defense capabilities with a relentless focus on **Safety**, **Quality**, and **mission execution**—delivering trusted outcomes for customers who depend on secure, reliable operations.## Site, Business, OR Functional Area OverviewThis role sits within GE Aerospace’s secure operations ecosystem, supporting **secure communications and COMSEC/KMI account operations** that are essential for program continuity, customer trust, and compliant execution. The position partners across manufacturing, production, depot, engineering, and mission support teams to ensure secure communications capabilities remain available, accountable, and audit-ready in a fast-paced operational environment.This role supports **24/7 operations** and requires the ability to work rotating schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.## Role OverviewThe **KMI Operating Account Manager (KOAM)** is responsible for day-to-day management of a classified COMSEC account and associated KMI/EKMS operations in accordance with applicable customer and government regulations. The role executes end-to-end accountability for COMSEC material and related assets, maintains accurate records in KMI systems, supports key generation and distribution, and ensures compliance through inventories, reconciliations, and reporting.Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, disciplined execution, and the ability to apply independent judgment to resolve complex COMSEC and secure communications issues while maintaining continuity of operations.## Key Responsibilities* **KOAM Ownership**: Serve as the primary **KMI Operating Account Manager (KOAM)** for the assigned account.* **COMSEC Account Operations**: Manage COMSEC account operations in accordance with customer requirements and applicable government regulations.* **Accountability & Control**: Execute COMSEC/EKMS/KMI accountability requirements including receipt, custody, issue, safeguarding, transfer, inventory, and destruction of COMSEC material.* **KMI System Administration**: Use KMI software to document accountability actions and maintain complete, accurate, and timely records; perform KMI registration, initialization, endorsements, and other account administration functions.* **Key Generation & Distribution**: Generate and distribute electronic keys from national and service-level sources to End Cryptographic Units (ECUs) and other COMSEC-enabled devices.* **COMSEC Shipping & Documentation**: Process incoming and outgoing COMSEC shipments and maintain all accountability documentation.* **Inventories, Reconciliations & Reporting**: Conduct recurring inventories, reconciliations, compliance validations, and required reporting; track supersession dates, tracer actions, and submit accurate accounting reports on time.* **Asset Management**: Manage fill devices, ECUs, secure telephone equipment, and other COMSEC-related assets, ensuring lifecycle accountability and availability.* **Equipment Support & Troubleshooting**: Perform or support software loads, updates, troubleshooting, maintenance coordination, and secure equipment initialization activities as needed.* **Training & Guidance**: Provide training and functional guidance to users, engineers, production personnel, assemblers, and other stakeholders on COMSEC accountability, security, compliance, and local operating procedures.* **Problem Solving & Continuity of Operations**: Apply technical knowledge and independent judgment to resolve complex communications and COMSEC issues while maintaining continuity of operations and regulatory compliance.* **Cross-Functional Coordination**: Coordinate across functional teams to support production, manufacturing, depot, and secure communications mission requirements.## Required Qualifications* **Citizenship / Contract Requirement**: This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and is open only to **U.S. Citizens**. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.* **Education**: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college* **Experience**: 3-5+ years of relevant experience in **COMSEC, KMI, EKMS, telecommunications, or secure communications support*** **COMSEC Account Experience**: Experience managing a classified COMSEC account in accordance with applicable customer or service regulations* **KOAM Experience**: Experience serving in or directly supporting **KOAM** responsibilities* **Knowledge**: Working knowledge of COMSEC, EKMS, and KMI standards, policies, and accountability requirements* **Keying Experience**: Experience with electronic key generation and distribution to ECUs* **Shift Work**: Available to work rotating schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays to support **24/7 operations*** **Security Clearance**: Must have an active **Top Secret** U.S. Government security clearance **or the ability to obtain and maintain** one, as required by the role## Additional Information**Preferred Qualifications / Desired Characteristics**:* Experience in a large-scale manufacturing, depot, or mission support environment* Experience with legacy COMSEC equipment* Experience troubleshooting COMSEC devices, ECUs, and telecommunications systems* Experience performing software loads, updates, and secure equipment initialization* Familiarity with applicable COMSEC doctrine, policies, and associated references* Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, time management, and follow-through* Strong oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills* Ability to work independently with limited oversight* Flexibility to manage changing priorities and deadlines## ClosingAt GE Aerospace, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diversity and empowers employees to thrive. 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.*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