Senior Avionics Networking Systems Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid time-off

Job summary

GE Aerospace seeks a Senior Systems Lead – Avionics Networking in Grand Rapids, MI, to head systems engineering for avionics networking products. You will own requirements, drive verification and certification, and collaborate across software, hardware, test, safety, and reliability teams.

You will shape system architecture, manage the requirements baseline, and lead a team of engineers to deliver high-integrity airborne networking solutions. Relocation is available for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college.
• 10+ years in systems design, integration, or verification in avionics or safety-critical systems.
• Proven experience leading systems engineering activities or teams.
• Strong networking knowledge: Ethernet, IP addressing, VLANs, switching, routing, and topology.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering for avionics networking products, ensuring deterministic performance and robust operability.
• Own the system requirements baseline and decompose customer requirements into traceable specs.
• Plan and lead the Systems Engineering process, including reviews and interface management.
• Lead and direct a team of systems engineers, assign work, review technical products, and mentor staff.
• Own certification strategy and execution at the system level for DAL A programs (ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-297, DO-330).
• Support SOIs and audits, and close findings.
• Drive validation and verification at system and component levels with test plans and artifacts.
• Ensure configuration control and change impact analysis across programs.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

ARINC 664

TSN

ARINC 615A

Leadership

System decomposition

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

IBM DOORS

Cameo/Teamwork Cloud

RTC/EWM

Job description

GE Aerospace seeks a Senior Systems Lead – Avionics Networking in Grand Rapids, MI, to head systems engineering for avionics networking products. You will own requirements, drive verification and certification, and collaborate across software, hardware, test, safety, and reliability teams.

You will shape system architecture, manage the requirements baseline, and lead a team of engineers to deliver high-integrity airborne networking solutions. Relocation is available for eligible candidates.