Lead Flight Management Systems Engineer – Hybrid

GE Aerospace; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Annual bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company matching

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive flight management computing programs across military and civil platforms. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage requirements, verification, and system integration from concept through production, balancing platform commonality with program-specific needs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years in systems engineering, with US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in systems engineering.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering efforts for Flight Management Computing programs across military and civil platforms.
• Manage cross-platform commonality and program-specific system requirements.
• Own and drive requirements development, allocation, traceability, verification, and validation.
• Partner with software and hardware teams to ensure system requirements are understood, implemented, and verified.
• Lead system integration across components, subsystems, and products to maximize performance and quality.
• Define and manage system and product requirements, specifications, and flow-down to internal teams and partners.
• Drive system-level verification and validation, including strategy development for integration and test.
• Manage interfaces between components and execution organizations to ensure seamless development.
• Lead risk, trade studies, and CTQ decisions to optimize design and execution.
• Support configuration management and configuration control across the product lifecycle.
• Apply technical expertise and data-driven analysis to solve engineering challenges and propose solutions.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and align teams on technical strategy and best practices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Requirements management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

GE Aerospace in Grand Rapids, MI is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive flight management computing programs across military and civil platforms. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage requirements, verification, and system integration from concept through production, balancing platform commonality with program-specific needs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years in systems engineering, with US citizenship.