Consulting Engineer, Ingestion

Job Description Summary

At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military

aircraft.

You will be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you will share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world.

As a Consulting Engineer in Ingestion, you will serve as the highest technical authority across a product domain spanning aerospace class engines from small turboprops to the largest turbofan engines including next generation architectures being developed to power the future aircraft applications.

You will lead with broad authority and make decisions with long term implications for the business, the product portfolio, and the engineers who look to you for technical direction.

In this role you will

• Work with domain experts and serve as the definitive technical authority for ingestion design, test, certification and fleet support
• Drive design reviews and design board activity to deliver industry leading products that have good performance and operability when encountering environmental factors leading to ingestion across the product portfolio
• Represent the Chief Engineer's Office by advancing design excellence, best practices, and rigorous technical standards throughout the organization
• Engage with aerospace industry leaders, academic institutions, and regulatory bodies to maintain state of the art competitiveness
• Mentor the global Controlled Title Holder community and coach engineers in their daily work to build the next generation of technical leaders
• Lead the Ingestion functional element of the Ingestion Controlled Title Holder community to systematically grow capability across the product lines
• Champion FLIGHT DECK principles and drive their adoption throughout the engineering organization
• The Ideal Candidate
• You are a seasoned technical leader who brings equal parts deep expertise and organizational influence.
• You are energized by complex problems, committed to engineering discipline, and passionate about developing the people around you.
• You know how to hold the line on the right process even when conditions are difficult, and you know how to bring others along with you.
• Basic Qualifications
• Technical degree in Engineering
• Minimum 15 years of experience in fielding products with good service experience related to the ingestion of environmental factors into the powerplant
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience and participation with global regulator rulemaking committees
• Experience and participation with industry working groups in the area of ingestion
• Significant experience with certification of aircraft engines and the relationship with aircraft certification both at the Part 25 and 23 levels.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical ideas at all organizational levels
• Demonstrated leadership presence with the ability to influence and build relationships across the organization both inside GE Aerospace and with industry groups and regulators and especially with airline customers.
• Demonstrated experience briefing customers on ingestion related topics.

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)).