Lead Deterministic Avionics Networking Engineer

IF1139 GE Aviation Systems LLC; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Avionics Networking to serve as a subject matter expert in deterministic networking. You will translate customer and system requirements into traceable networking specs, define architecture, and support verification and certification activities across civil and military programs.

The role requires strong expertise in ARINC 664 Part 7 (AFDX) and TSN, hands‑on networking and certification experience, and leadership across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, or STEM).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems design, development, integration, or verification, preferably in avionics or safety‑critical systems.
• Hands‑on experience with deterministic avionics networks such as ARINC 664 Part 7 (AFDX) or TSN.
• Strong networking fundamentals: Ethernet, IP addressing, VLANs, switching, routing, topology.
• This position requires U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a SME for deterministic avionics networking (AFDX, TSN) and related Ethernet standards.
• Lead decomposition of customer and system requirements into traceable networking requirements.
• Contribute to network architecture definition, configuration, and trade studies.
• Perform network performance, timing, and redundancy analyses for deterministic operation.
• Support interface control documents and protocol definitions across subsystems and suppliers.
• Develop verification strategies and support network performance testing and integration.
• Support certification strategy for DAL A programs (ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-254).
• Mentor systems engineers and engage with customers on requirements and compliance plans.
• Travel up to 10%.

Skills

AFDX ARINC 664 Part 7

Time‑Sensitive Networking (TSN)

Networking fundamentals

Requirements decomposition

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Cameo/Teamwork Cloud

RTC/EWM

Job description

GE Aerospace in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Avionics Networking to serve as a subject matter expert in deterministic networking. You will translate customer and system requirements into traceable networking specs, define architecture, and support verification and certification activities across civil and military programs.

The role requires strong expertise in ARINC 664 Part 7 (AFDX) and TSN, hands‑on networking and certification experience, and leadership across