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Job Description Summary

The FLIGHT DECK Leader - Engineering will partner with the leadership team of the Technology and Engineering organization to advance the implementation of FLIGHT DECK - GE Aerospaces proprietary lean operating model - across engineering and design value streams. This role is pivotal in driving a shift in operating mindset and ensuring lean principles are effectively applied to Future of Flight Product Safety Product Quality Integrated Design and Build Systems Engineering Product Configuration and Research and Technology. The leader will enableboth strategic and operational plans by embedding lean thinking into how we design validate and release products and technologies for our customers.

This position will require up to 50% travel based on business needs.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Coach and develop at all levels to build their lean skills and become proficient lean practitioners (e.g. requirements flow down design reviews verification/validation). Guide leaders and teams in problem solving operating rhythms daily management genba and hoshin kanri for engineering objectives

• Drive lean-based practices that improve product safety and design quality including robust requirement management design-for-safety and design-for-quality methods. Partner with various stakeholders to establish standard work and visual management for safety risk identification mitigation and learning from events across programs

• Lead the application of FLIGHT DECK principles to integrated design and build workflows from concept through certification and entry into service. Enable value-stream thinking across design engineering manufacturing engineering supply chain engineering and services engineering to reduce design iteration late design changes and defects discovered in build and test

• Enhance capabilities in systems engineering including architecture development requirements decomposition interface management and system validation/verification using lean principles to simplify standardize and error-proof engineering processes. Promote model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and other digital enablers aligned with FLIGHT DECK

• Deploy lean methods to product configuration management ensuring clear and robust control of baselines configurations and changes across the product lifecycle. Partner with Configuration Management Program and Supply Chain teams to streamline change processes eliminate rework and improve data integrity and traceability

• Apply FLIGHT DECK to Research value streams to improve throughput learning cycles and impact on product roadmaps. Enable lean experimentation learning cycles and portfolio prioritization to ensure R&T investments are tightly linked to business and product strategy

• Enhance capabilities from tactical deployment and application of lean in engineering activities to strategic transformation affecting key engineering and technology value streams (e.g. new engine architectures new materials advanced systems). Facilitate the integration of FLIGHT DECK into long-range technology and capability roadmaps

• Act as a leader facilitator educator advocate and accountability partner to the Engineering leadership team driving understanding and adoption of FLIGHT DECK and lean methodologies in engineering and design decisions

• Partner closely with Product Lines Programs Manufacturing Sourcing Supply Chain Services Digital and Quality to prioritize and improve critical cross-functional engineering-to-production processes. Ensure tight engineering integration with downstream users of technical data (factories MRO customers)

• Capture and disseminate best practices in lean engineering systems engineering model-based development and integrated design and build across the Technology and Engineering community and broader GE Aerospace segments.

• Oversee and drive the kaizen process for engineering and technology processes (e.g. design release flow test planning certification evidence generation requirements management). Enable continuous improvement that measurably improves Safety Quality Delivery and Cost in engineering outcomes

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university

• At least 5 years of experience leading Manufacturing Engineering Sourcing Supply Chain Services Digital Commercial and/or Profit and Loss

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Desired Characteristics:

• Experience in successfully leading teams while driving change and transformation in engineering product development or technology organizations

• Knowledge and experience applying lean principles in engineering design and technical/transactional environments (e.g. design workflows requirements management test planning configuration management)

• Experience with Lean Transformation Principles and Tools

• Ability to influence without direct authority

• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines

• Humble: respectful receptive agile eager to learn

• Transparent: shares critical information speaks with candor contributes constructively

• Focused: quick learner strategically prioritizes work committed

• Leadership ability: strong communicator decision-maker collaborator

• Problem solver: analytical-minded challenges existing processes critical thinker

The base pay range for this position is $167000.00 - $240000.00. 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 plan. This posting is expected to close on May 1 2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and along with programs like HealthAhead your physical emotional financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program which provides 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan a 401(k) savings plan 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 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. 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.

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)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer ( . Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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