Distinguished Staff Engineer

The Advanced Technology Organization (ATO) drives product development through early-stage innovation new technology introduction (NTI) and New Product Introduction (NPI) across sensing autonomy artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) product security and advanced edge processing hardware. This DSE role works across a highly diverse technical team and partners closely with business-facing teams and product managers to translate advanced technologies into product strategies development roadmaps and scalable solutions aligned with market opportunities customer needs and product launch objectives.

As a Distinguished Staff Engineer you will lead the architecture development and maturation of secure networking products with built-in security capabilities for real-world applications. You will collaborate across hardware firmware software and systems teams to ensure security is designed into products from concept through this role you will help transition advanced technologies into scalable certifiable and deployable product solutions while influencing product security technical roadmaps across GE Aerospace programs.


Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.

Location:Grand Rapids MI. This is a fully onsite position requiring attendance five days per week. A comprehensive corporate relocation package is available for eligible candidates.

Essential Responsibilities

As a Distinguished Staff Engineer you will:

• Lead the development and integration of advanced networking products and security technologies for GE Aerospace products and platforms.

• Applysecure-by-designprinciples across hardware firmware software and system architectures for mission-critical networking applications.

• Partner with hardware software firmware networking and toolchain developers to identify evaluate and implement solutions for complex and secure networking product needs.

• Lead medium- to large-scale technical efforts driving execution from concept definition through implementation and transition into production environments.

• Help mature innovative security and networking capabilities into product-ready solutions that can be deployed across GE Aerospace products.

• Contribute to technical strategy and roadmap definition for secure embedded and networked platforms aligning innovation with business and product priorities.

• Guide the design and development of resilient system architectures including vulnerability mitigation and security-focused design approaches.

• Support product security activities such as threat-informed design attack surface reduction vulnerability mitigation and security architecture trade studies.

• Document technical approaches design outcomes and innovations through patent applications technical reports publications and internal engineering deliverables.

• Stay current on emerging trends in networking embedded cybersecurity secure networking products platform security and secure system design and apply that knowledge to new product opportunities.

• Collaborate across GE Aerospace businesses engineering teams and external stakeholders including U.S. Government agencies.

• Shape and lead technical proposals and response strategies for internal business opportunities and external customers.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline with a minimum of15 yearsof industry experience

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance.

• 5 years of hands-on experience in the design and development of embedded networked products such as routers switches gateway devices VPN devices cable modems or similar communications/edge platforms.

• Demonstrated experience designing or developing secure embedded systems across hardware firmware and software layers.

• Experience with embedded processors or devices such asXilinx NXP Microchip or similar platforms.

• Experience with embedded software development in environments such asLinuxand/orRTOS.

• Experience in networking protocol development and network security including detailed design and/or implementation of protocols and security capabilities in embedded software or firmware.

• Experience with security architecture and design for embedded or networked systems including secure boot roots of trust trusted execution cryptographic integration or similar platform security capabilities.

• Strong programming experience inC/Cand at least one additional language such asRustorAda.

• Experience applying recognized cryptographic standards and guidance including familiarity withNISTalgorithms and standards.

• Location:Grand Rapids MI. This is a fully onsite position requiring attendance five days per week. A comprehensive corporate relocation package is available for eligible candidates.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience with configuration testing and certification of High Assurance and/or Cross Domain Solution products.

• Experience designing and implementing networking protocols includingIPv4 IPv6 ARP ICMP IGMP DHCP TCP UDP and NTP.

• Experience implementing and integratingIPsecandIKEv1 and/or IKEv2.

• Experience with hardware-based security technologies such asUEFI TPM ARM TrustZone Secure Boot or similar root-of-trust technologies.

• Experience withLinux operating system securityand platform hardening.

• Experience with cryptographic libraries such asOpenSSLand/orwolfSSL.

• Experience with embedded development in anRTOSenvironment such asVxWorksorFreeRTOS.

• Experience withcross-domain solutions trusted data transfer or high-assurance architectures.

• Experience withanti-tamper technologies side-channel analysis redundancy patterns and other vulnerability avoidance/mitigation techniques.

• Experience withpenetration testing attack vector analysis threat modeling or security validation of embedded and networked products.

• Demonstrated ability to take an idea from concept through productization and deployment.

• Strong analytical communication and interpersonal skills.

• Experience withAgileprogram execution and development methodologies.

The base pay range for this position is $167000.00 - $223000.00 USD 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 salary/ commission based on the posting is expected to close on 10/31/26.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and along with programs like HealthAhead your physicalemotional financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to aHealth Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program which provides 24/7 confidential assessment counseling andreferral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan a 401(k) savings plan with company matchingcontributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits includetuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e. isa Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time andfor any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. Thisdocument does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident U.S. Citizen have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e. a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.