Tools & Software Strategic Focal — Military Engineering Sciences Operations

Y99000 General Electric Company; Evendale (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company匹配

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Ohio seeks a Tools & Software Strategy Lead to drive strategy, governance, and adoption of engineering tools across Military Engineering Sciences. You will partner with DT, tool owners, and program teams to align roadmaps with safety, quality, and cost objectives, translating needs into actionable digital solutions.

The role requires experience in regulated aerospace environments and the ability to obtain US Government Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, IS, or related field from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 5 years in engineering tools, software or digital enablement, or technical program leadership.
• Candidate must be able to obtain US Government Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated engineering environments.
• Experience with NPSS, Matlab, Python, Git.
• Familiarity with PLM, data management, modeling/simulation, or workflow platforms.
• Experience across cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic focal for engineering tools and software.
• Develop and maintain the tools/software roadmap aligned to priorities.
• Coordinate with engineering leaders, DT, cybersecurity, quality, and program teams.
• Lead tool deployment, enhancement, sustainment, and retirement activities.
• Translate business and technical requirements into development or implementation plans.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of tools and processes.
• Support governance including licensing, access, compliance, and export controls.
• Monitor tool performance, adoption, and value realization.
• Prepare leadership updates, business cases, and recommendations.

Skills

Engineering tools

Software governance

Cross-functional leadership

NPSS

Matlab

Python

Git

Regulated environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

NPSS

Matlab

Python

Git

PLM

Data management

Modeling/simulation

Workflow automation

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Tools & Software Strategic Focal for the Military Engineering Sciences Operations organization will lead the strategy, coordination, and execution of engineering tools and software initiatives that enable improved productivity, compliance, technical rigor, and program execution across the organization. This role serves as the key interface between Military Engineering Sciences, Digital Technology, tool owners, and functional stakeholders to ensure engineering teams have the right toolsets, roadmaps, governance, and support models in place. The ideal candidate combines technical depth, strategic thinking, and cross-functional leadership to align software and tools investments with business priorities, engineering needs, and compliance requirements. This person will drive standardization, prioritize enhancements, support deployment and adoption, and help translate organizational needs into actionable digital solutions.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic focal for engineering tools and software across the Military Engineering Sciences organization.
• Develop and maintain the tools/software roadmap aligned to organizational priorities, program needs, and long-term capability goals.
• Partner with engineering leaders, users, DT, cybersecurity, quality, sourcing and program teams to identify tool gaps, integration opportunities, and improvement priorities.
• Lead coordination for tool selection, deployment, enhancement, sustainment, and retirement activities.
• Gather, prioritize, and translate business and technical requirements into clear development or implementation plans.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of tools, processes, and usage practices where appropriate.
• Support software governance activities including licensing, access considerations, compliance alignment, export control awareness, and configuration/change management.
• Monitor tool performance, user adoption, pain points, and value realization; define and track relevant metrics.
• Facilitate communication between end users and tool owners to resolve issues, elevate risks, and accelerate decisions.
• Support training, documentation, standard work, and change management to improve adoption and effective use of tools.
• Coordinate across programs and functions to ensure tools support technical reviews, analyses, data management, reporting, and execution needs.
• Prepare leadership updates, status reports, business cases, and recommendations for strategic decisions related to engineering software/tools investments.
• Apply SQDC prioritization within leader standard work to drive tool strategy alignment with safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Work with teams in the development of KPI's and action‑plan generation in support of organization priorities related to tools performance and adoption.
• Coach at‑point or structured problem‑solving techniques as well as continuous improvement activities for tools deployment and optimization.
• Go to Genba to learn user needs, observe tool usage in real work environments, and identify improvement opportunities.
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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience e in engineering tools, software applications, digital enablement, or technical program/project leadership.
• This role requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated engineering environments.
• Experience with NPSS, Matlab, Python, Git
• Familiarity with engineering tool ecosystems such as analysis tools, requirements tools, PLM, data management, modeling/simulation, or workflow automation platforms.
• Experience working across cross‑functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into tool or software requirements.
• Experience with project planning, prioritization, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across organizations.

Desired Characteristics

Experience in aerospace, defense, or highly regulated engineering environments. Experience with NPSS, Matlab, Python, Git Familiarity with engineering tool ecosystems such as analysis tools, requirements tools, PLM, data management, modeling/simulation, or workflow automation platforms. Experience working across cross‑functional teams in a matrixed environment. Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into tool or software requirements. Experience with project planning, prioritization, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across organizations.

For Other OH US Location:

The base pay range for this position is 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on 9/9/2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time‑off for vacation or illness.

For Other MA US Location:

The base pay range for this position is 165,000.00 - 220,000.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on 9/9/2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time‑off for vacation or illness.

For Lynn MA Location:

The base pay range for this position is 172,500.00 - 230,000.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on 9/9/2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time‑off for vacation or illness.

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:

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.