Job Description Summary
The GE Aerospace Research Programs Office connects the business product and technology needs of GE Aerospace and our customers (including the U.S. Government) with the technical workforce within the research center to provide differentiated solutions. As the Future Power & Propulsion Platform Leader you will partner with the GE Aerospace Research technical & leadership teams to ensure efficient utilization of R&D resources and alignment to near mid and farfield priorities. You will support the Director of the Programs Office in balancing and optimizing the overall research portfolio mix across multiple stakeholder groups including GE Aerospace industry customers partners and U.S. Government agencies.
As a Platform Leader you will manage dedicated coordination and sensing rhythms with GE Aerospace and external customers ensuring strong connectivity to emerging and challenging needs. In turn you will foster collaboration amongst appropriate Research teams and harmonize efforts by developing a unified Platform growth pathway that is embraced by both internal and external stakeholders. By doing so you will translate customer needs to actionable program at the Research Center help launch research initiatives and facilitate technology transfer to relevant endmarkets across the aerospace sector. This will ensure that GE Aerospace Research continues to be a leading force in driving progress and creating solutions within the industry.
The Future Power & Propulsion Platform Leader will ensure that GE Aerospace power and propulsion systems deliver superior capability and competitive advantage to our customers. Developing the next generation systems across land sea air and space must prioritize researching innovative and differentiating designs components and technologies with a strong focus on scalable production and fleet support. Additionally you will partner across the Research Center to collectively own customer relationships with internal and external stakeholders serving as primary customer contacts for access to the research center.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Build coordinate and own the planning funding and pursuit of external contracts on behalf of the Platform Leader project portfolio to deliver capabilities and solutions for customers.
- Connect the Research team to customer challenges and help build cross organizational teams to solve them
- Ensure vitality of existing technology programs while creating new relationships across the business; champion & communicate customer needs urgency and general business situation to the research center
- Define product & technical differentiation roadmaps and inform longterm technical strategies with the business technology and product management leaders in GE Aerospace
- Identify key Aerospace Research technical competencies vital to the business and work with research centers technical leadership on resource planning and to identify and apply key internal and external technologies
- Understand business product portfolio and link customer needs to technical programs that will better serve the customer
- Be a valueadd partner in strategy planning processes; establish Aerospace Research technologists as vital strategic partners in business planning process
- Host internal and external visitors at the Research Centers as partners to see the future through collaborative engagements
- Partner with internal stakeholders to understand and drive the shaping of technology development opportunities that deliver value to various governmental customers
- Provide insights on technical demand and skill sets to Operations Leaders and site leadership enabling them to architect growth plans
- Support program accountability: monitor execution on key customer projects; identify and facilitate crosslab tradeoffs as required; be alert to and assist as needed on key customer deliverables
- Prioritize & drive adoption of critical technologies and innovations from the research center into the GE Aerospace business or into complementary thirdparty partners
- Manage customer relationships and actively seek feedback to ensure needs are met and improvements to the process are continuously being made
- Recruit grow and develop talent to orchestrate crosspollination between GE Aerospace and the Aerospace Research Center
Required Qualifications
- Doctorate of Masters Degree in Science or Engineering and 10 years experience in relevant field.
- Strong technical background with a proven history of project/program management and has an indepth knowledge of GE application portfolio
- Highly organized with the ability to monitor and manage multiple efforts & priorities effectively
- Track record of driving crossfunctional & organizational engagement and interactions with customers upperlevel management and project teams
- Ability to build a network across internal and external organizations.
- 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.
- Willingness to work out of an office located in onsite in Lynn MA Evendale OH or Niskayuna NY
Desired Characteristics
- Doctorate of Masters Degree in Science or Engineering and 10 years experience in relevant field.
- Strong technical background with a proven history of project/program management and has an indepth knowledge of GE application portfolio
- Highly organized with the ability to monitor and manage multiple efforts & priorities effectively
- Track record of driving crossfunctional & organizational engagement and interactions with customers upperlevel management and project teams
- Ability to build a network across internal and external organizations.
- This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens who are able to obtain a security clearance
The base pay range for this position isUSD Annually. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base posting is expected to close on July 2 2025
Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach a 24/7 nursebased resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan a taxadvantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid timeoff for vacation or illness.
General Electric Company Ropcor Inc. their successors and in some cases their affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e. is a Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
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This role requires access to U.S. exportcontrolled information. Therefore for applicants who are not asylees refugees lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e. not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) otherwise known as a U.S. Person) final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. exportcontrolled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE Aerospace 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