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GE Aerospace · 2 days ago

Lead Avionics Services Modeler

Grand Rapids, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

GE Aerospace is a company focused on aviation technology and services. The Lead Avionics Services Modeler is responsible for owning and developing financial models for long-term services proposals, partnering with various teams to ensure robust business cases and effective risk management throughout the proposal process.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Build, own, and maintain long-term service financial models incorporating technical, reliability, operational, and commercial inputs

Produce robust business cases with documented, traceable assumptions and sources; present sensitivities, scenarios, and risk ranges

Perform sensitivity, scenario, to quantify risk/return and confidence levels

Translate model outputs into customer-ready pricing structures, volumes, and offer letters with clear value rationale

Coordinate inputs across Engineering (Reliability/Repair), Services Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and Legal

Lead working sessions to challenge assumptions, reconcile data discrepancies, and drive alignment on the target offer

Achieve internal approvals and support bid teams through negotiation to contract award

Clearly articulate financial and operational risk drivers, triggers, and mitigations in deal reviews

Participate in tollgate handovers to ensure program teams understand the contracted service construct and modeled risk

Contribute to Contract Margin Review (CMR) to assess performance, update forecasts, and align on corrective actions

Execute Product Platform Reviews (PPRs) to establish agreed reliability and cost baselines for strategic platforms

Benchmark competitive landscape, supplier dynamics, price/cost trends, and market conditions; provide commercial insight and upsell/value levers

Evolve modeling standards, templates, and documentation; manage common modeling tool governance and configuration control

Maintain accurate records, versioning, and audit trail of models, assumptions, and data sources

Drive process improvements to reduce cycle time, increase model accuracy, and improve deal velocity and quality

Qualification

Financial modelingData analyticsCommercial acumenExcel skillsProject managementOral communicationWritten communicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 7 years of experience in Sales & Technical Proposals)

Minimum of 3 years of experience in Sales & Technical Proposals

Preferred

Demonstrated experience building complex financial or lifecycle cost models for services, aftermarket, or long-term agreements

Strong commercial acumen with understanding of pricing strategies, value selling, and contract structures for long-term services

Advanced data analytics skills; ability to synthesize large, imperfect datasets into defensible insights

Expert-level Excel skills, including modeling best practices (index/match/xlookup, array formulas, scenario manager, pivoting, data validation) and familiarity with VBA or similar for model automation

Experience with probabilistic analysis and scenario planning (e.g., sensitivity analysis, tornado charts; exposure to Monte Carlo a plus)

Familiarity with reliability engineering concepts, shop visit dynamics, maintenance programs, and cost drivers in avionics or aerospace services

Strong oral and written communication; ability to translate technical and financial complexity into clear narratives for executives and customers

Proven project management skills: planning, stakeholder engagement, tollgate readiness, and on-time delivery

Experience with analytics/visualization tools (e.g., Power BI/Spotfire), and ERP/PLM/CPQ exposure is a plus