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GE Aerospace · 6 days ago

Sub Section Manager – Embedded Software

Grand Rapids, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$122K/yr - $162K/yr

10+ years exp

GE Aerospace is dedicated to advancing aerospace for future generations and seeks talented engineers to design and develop innovative products. The Sub Section Manager – Embedded Software will provide technical leadership and foster collaboration across product areas, guiding the software team through the development life cycle and ensuring alignment with project goals.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Kimberly Sprott

Responsibilities

Guide the software team to ensure responsiveness, reliability, and functionality

Oversee talent management, including recruitment, staffing assessments, and project assignments

Define and manage scope, cost, and schedule for your team’s tasks, ensuring alignment with project goals

Establish and monitor metrics to measure team progress and product completeness, taking correction action as needed

Use daily management techniques focusing on continuous improvement, aligning daily actions with strategic goals, and addressing issues with a sense of urgency with your team

Utilize and manage suppliers as needed for projects

Provide personnel development opportunities, including training, career counseling, and performance feedback

Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, tools, and processes to enhance project outcomes

Drive productivity improvements by identifying and implementing best practices

Lead and/or contribute to cost estimation effort for project proposals

Proactively address potential roadblocks and streamline processes for your team

Engage with customers, product leaders, and industry to align software development with market needs, internal R&D investment, and product/technology roadmaps

Mentor technical teams throughout the software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, verification & validation, and certification

Verification & Validation (V&V) strategy, environment, deployment, and execution on the programs. Emphasis on a common approach leveraging reuse across products

Continuous Integration and Build Environment

Qualification

Embedded software developmentVerification & Validation (V&V)DO-178C certificationModel Based Design (MBD)Real-time operating systemsSoftware architectureContinuous improvementLeadershipCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field from an accredited institution

Minimum of 10 years of experience in computer software technology and embedded real-time systems/software development, covering the full development life cycle

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role within an engineering setting

This position requires U.S. citizenship status

Preferred

Minimum of 5 years of experience with DO-178C avionics software development processes and certification standards

Master's degree in an Engineering related field from an accredited institution

Knowledge of DO-254, DO-297, and ARP4754 certification standards

Experience with Earned Value and Activity Based Management methods

Proven background in real-time embedded software architecture and design within an avionics environment, working in cross-functional teams

Proficiency in Model Based Design (MBD) for software architecture, requirements, and design of real-time systems

Demonstrated capability in leading large-scale software development projects, with focus on verification & validation

Experience in Continuous Build, Testing, and Integration solutions, including hardware in the loop testing, hardware emulation, and hardware/software integration

Familiarity with computing platforms, network products, real-time operating systems, and multi-core processor architectures

Experience with real-time operating systems

Ability to influence product leadership and technology strategy

Experience leading global and virtual teams

Demonstrated leadership in applying and advancing state-of-the-art software technologies

Strong communication skills, capable of engaging with all organization levels