Sustainability Manager - Climate Lead

GE Aerospace; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Product Decarbonization Manager to lead Scope 3 emissions programs and climate disclosures. This role acts as SME for product climate topics and coordinates PCF assessments, ensuring alignment with global standards and ESPR readiness.

The position interfaces with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Product teams to embed circular economy principles and lifecycle analyses across GE Aerospace products. Ohio-based preferred, with US remote considered in suitable time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Materials, or Environmental fields.
• Minimum 3 years in aerospace product engineering or aviation industry.
• Minimum 5 years in product or manufacturing engineering.
• Solid understanding of carbon inventory management including Scope 3 GHG methodologies (GHG Protocol).
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead Strategy for Scope 3 categories and reporting across GE Aerospace businesses.
• Develop and execute data collection, analyses, and audit readiness for Scope 3.
• Monitor regulatory updates and define response strategies with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Government Relations on EU Taxonomy, CSRD and ESPR challenges.
• Contribute to GE Aerospace's sustainability disclosures and annual reports.

Skills

Scope 3 analytics

GHG Protocol

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Materials/Environmental

Job description

Job Description Summary

The product decarbonization manager is responsible for supporting GE Aerospace's evolving obligations in climate change mitigation and reporting, including on the company's climate transition plan. The successful candidate will serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for product climate related topics, focusing on Scope 3 emissions and climate related matters. As an expert in the field, the Manager will support the efforts to implement effective GHG inventory management plans, as well as Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) assessments, ensuring alignment with global standards and certifications. This cross‑functional role interfaces with multiple GE Aerospace organizations and levels and blends sustainability activities with technical acumen, problem solving skills, and a broad view of the business and aviation industry. The successful candidate is expected to interact with major external stakeholders and represent GE Aerospace in task groups that are working to address issues related to technical climate disclosures, carbon accounting, lifecycle analysis and GHG reduction claims. In preparation for the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), the role will also help GE Aerospace build readiness for product‑level carbon lifecycle, ecodesign, and circularity obligations, including Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements.

Job Description

Candidates based in Ohio are preferred; however, US based remote candidates in the Central or Eastern time zones will also be considered.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Strategy leader responsible for leading all Scope 3 categories and reporting across all GE Aerospace businesses and products.
• Lead development and execution of FLIGHT DECK standard work for Scope 3 categories including data collection, data analyses, calculation methodologies, and successful completion of internal and third‑party audits.
• Lead operating rhythms to review external Scope 3 and GHG Protocol methodology updates, emerging regulations, industry standards, and best practices, and define/lead execution of appropriate response strategies.
• Partner with Government Relations colleagues to identify and address broader business intersections with emerging regulatory challenges in the sustainability space (e.g. EU Taxonomy Regulation, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, ESPR).
• Contribute to and lead development of key content for GE Aerospace's Annual Sustainability Report, CDP report, and other sustainability related disclosures.
• Support broader Sustainability Team activities on cross disciplinary projects and data requests including building a circularity program in GE Aerospace including partnering with key internal stakeholders to develop and operationalize standardized processed for product‑level carbon lifecycle and ecodesign requirements under the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), including Digital Product Passport (DPP) data requirements and durability, reparability, and recyclability criteria.
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Product teams to embed circular economy principles (design for disassembly, recycled/recyclable content, material recovery) into product development in anticipation of ESPR ecodesign requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university (in Aerospace, Mechanical, Materials, or Environmental desired).
• Minimum 3 years of experience in aerospace product engineering or knowledge of the aviation industry.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product engineering or manufacturing engineering.

Desired Characteristics & Experience

• Through understanding of the aviation value chain and the stakeholders involved
• Solid understanding of carbon inventory management principles, including knowledge of Scope 3 GHG methodologies including GHG Protocol
• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills combined with experience engaging in multi‑cultural environments and at multiple reporting levels
• Ability to develop and communicate technical positions to multi‑functional teams with business and technical audiences in a clear and concise manner
• Master's degree or equivalent in engineering, business administration and a proven interest in global affairs
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Established project management, daily management, and leader standard work skills
• Audit readiness and remediation experience
• Experience fostering collaboration across various stakeholder groups, solid understanding of value drivers in partnerships
• Experience with circular economy principles and product circularity strategies (e.g., design for disassembly, recycled/recyclable content, material recovery) is a plus.
• Experience conducting or overseeing Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) (e.g., ISO 14040/14044), Product Carbon Footprint calculations (e