Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
63 days ago
Avionics Senior Software Lead – FLRAA
Job Description SummaryAbout GE Aerospace
Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Engineering is at the center of what we do, and we are looking for talented, innovative engineers who can help us design and develop products for today, tomorrow, and in the future. If you are a dreamer, doer, and inventor who wants your voice to be heard and see your ideas take flight, this is the opportunity for you.

At GE Aerospace, in partnership with Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Company, we're dedicated to enhancing the Health Awareness System (HAS) for the U.S. Army’s FLRAA program.


As the Software Tech Lead, you'll play a crucial role. You will spend approximately 75% of your time actively contributing to software development for the HAS, and you will spend approximately 25% of your time leading a small team of software engineers and working with the EPM to define scope, schedule, cost, earned value and risk for your respective software area.

Job Description

As the Software Tech Lead, you'll play a crucial role. You will spend approximately 75% of your time actively contributing to software development for the HAS, and you will spend approximately 25% of your time leading a small team of software engineers and working with the EPM to define scope, schedule, cost, earned value and risk for your respective software area.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Lead day-to-day activities for Individual Contributors, both technical and operational.

Actively contribute to authoring requirements and developing embedded software for the HAS.

Work with the EPM to manage scope, schedule, cost, earned value, and risk for the embedded SW under your control.

Work with the EPM and engineering management to communicate staffing needs.

Develop strong working relationships with all team members and stakeholders.

Demonstrate GE Leadership Behaviors at all times: Act with Humility, Lead with Transparency, and Deliver with Focus.

If applicable, identify supplier scope of work and work with the EPM to define a SOW and PO.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar from an accredited university.

Minimum 8 years of experience in embedded software development.

Minimum 2 years of experience working with DO-178C software development processes and certification standards through the full software development lifecycle.

Minimum 1 year of experience leading a team or providing project management.

Minimum 1 year C coding experience.

This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Desired Characteristics:

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate across all levels of the organization.

Demonstrated ability to lead a global and/or virtual team.

Proficiency in project management skills, including cost, schedule, earned value, scope and risk management.

DO-178C DAL B experience

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance that begins on the first day of employment

Permissive time off policy for newly hired employees

Generous 401(k) plan 

Tuition Reimbursement 

Life insurance and disability coverage

Bonus Plan Eligible

And more!

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

To protect the interests of all parties, GE Aerospace will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to GE Aerospace, including unsolicited resumes sent to a GE Aerospace mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to GE Aerospace coworkers, or to GE Aerospace’s database will be considered GE Aerospace property.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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 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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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