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GE Aerospace · 16 hours ago

Technology & Product Strategy Leader (Product Validation- Test Measurements)

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

GE Aerospace is seeking a Technology and Product Strategy Leader within Product Validation – Test Measurements. This role involves owning the strategy for test measurement products and technology capabilities, translating customer needs into offerings, and managing cross-functional execution to deliver on product and technology vision.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Shape the future of test measurements for GE Aerospace through execution of technology maturation and product development programs

Build and maintain multi-year product and technology roadmaps, including milestones, dependencies, and investment phasing. Proactively manage technology obsolescence; define refresh strategies, migration paths, and de-risking plans

Define the internal vision and value proposition for test measurement products and platforms. Establish clear outcomes tied to customer needs and business goals; create north-star metrics

Serve as the dotted-line leader for Technical Product Managers (TPMs) withing Product Validation – Test Measurements. Provide strategic guidance, prioritization, and product management standards for TPMs. Run portfolio and roadmap reviews; ensure backlogs, release plans, and outcomes are aligned to strategy. Coach TPMs on voice of customer, business cases, metrics, and lifecycle management

Interact with customers/stakeholders in requirements-gathering, fine tuning, and obtaining product feedback. Align the product portfolio to outcomes across SQDC and total cost of ownership

Work with both internal and external cross-functional teams to deliver features and products. Prioritize investments using business cases and ROI/NPV, balance foundational capabilities with near-term wins

Establish decision frameworks for internal development vs. procurement vs. partnerships. (Build/Buy/Partner Decisions)

Define IP strategy for test measurement innovations: invention harvesting, patent filings, and trade secret protection. Coordinate with Legal and Engineering to protect differentiators and freedom-to-operate

Utilizes Flight Deck to drive continuous improvement. Embraces and integrates Lean principles into operations, utilizing proven toolkits for daily management and problem solving. Supports LEAN adoption and implementation of LEAN strategy across organization

Influences functional and operations teams and/or projects with varied levels resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Leads teams to find creative solutions to address complex problems that impact the organization. Has ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis

Utilizes expertise and judgement to solve problems, leveraging skills and analytic thinking as required. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision

Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view and gain buy-in across the organization. Influences peers for support and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers as required

Stays informed of industry and customer trends that may inform work

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Product strategyTechnology managementMulti-year roadmapsTest measurementsVendor managementAgile methodologyLeadership skillsAnalytical thinkingInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solvingOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science

Minimum of 6 additional years of experience in a Technical or Engineering position

Due to the nature of the duties of this position, this role requires the individual to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship

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

Ability and willingness to work flexible and off-shift hours when business needs dictate

Ability and willingness to travel to and support operations at offsite locations when business needs dictate

Preferred

Post graduate degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science is desirable

Prior experience in product strategy, technology management, or product development in test/measurement, validation, or adjacent domains

Demonstrated experience building multi-year technology roadmaps and managing product portfolios

Proven ability to translate VOC into differentiated product strategies and measurable outcomes

Experience with Build/Buy/Partner decisions, vendor management, and market/competitive research

Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

Project management and execution experience in a cross-functional team environment with projects of moderate complexity across a matrixed organization. (Prior experience in Agile methodology is desirable)

Strong organizational skills with proven ability to lead multiple initiatives/projects to completion simultaneously

Familiarity with aerospace test environment; prior test measurements & instrumentation experience preferred

Experience leading teams directly or indirectly; team champion and advocate, with effective leadership/team building skills. Ability to guide, coach and influence others

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while maintaining focus on SQDC priorities

Ability to interface effectively with all levels within the company as well as organizations outside GE