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.

Location: Grand Rapids, MI or Clearwater, FL

This position, which offers a blend of onsite and hybrid work arrangements, is based in Grand Rapids or Clearwater, FL and necessitates a presence in the office for 2-3 days each week. An extensive corporate relocation package is also available for eligible candidates.

Job Description

 

The senior digital design engineer is responsible for understanding current technology trends and state of the art processor, System On Chip, and FPGA components. The role influences avionics hardware architectures and supports new bid/proposals.In this role you will be conducting and mentoring experienced design engineers in board level circuit design, integration, verification and documentation of leading-edge aerospace processor and/or FPGA assemblies. This is both a leadership and hands on role! You will be expected to be able to contribute at all levels of the design cycle. In this role you will work within defined parameters to make decisions, apply concepts to complex issues, and resolve through immediate action or short-term planning.Roles and Responsibilities: Responsible for architecting moderately complex avionic computer hardware systems that include both digital and analog components.Maintain specialized knowledge in semiconductor processors, System-on-Chip, and FPGA component architectures.Have In-depth knowledge of hardware design best practices and integration with electronics manufacturing; have working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.Participation in hardware design architectural trade studies, reviews and proposals.Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in hardware design, manufacturing, or technology.Takes new perspective on existing solutions.Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements.Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.Required Qualifications:Bachelor's degree from an accredited university/college in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years of professional experiences in design.Eligibility Requirement (s):Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this.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. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).Desired Characteristics:Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 15+ years of professional experience in digital design.Proven history of architecting complex digital hardware.Knowledge of board level digital design process from schematic capture, implementation, integration, and verification.Experience designing with Gigahertz microprocessors, FPGA, CPLD, DDR4 memory, flash memory.Experience with large pin count devices, 1000+ pins with 0.8mm device pitch or smallerExperience in High Density Interconnect (HDI) technologies (micro vias, buried / blind vias, back drilling) for IPC Class 3 board.Experience in design of 5+ Gbps serial links. (10GBASE-KR, PCIe Gen3, Fiber Optics)Experience designing with CAN, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, ARINC 664, TSN.Experience with OpenVPX and PIC-SIG standards.Experience in the Mil/Aero/avionics, DO-254 and Civil FFA Certification.Strong professional technical writing and technical communication proficiency.Ability to break down complex problems and apply critical thinking.Familiarity with the Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise and Hyperlinx PI/SI.Familiarity with OrCAD PSPICE or LT Spice, Mathcad, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio.This Onsite/Hybrid position in Grand Rapids, MI, or Clearwater, FL requires 2-3 days per week in the office. A comprehensive corporate relocation package is available. 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