AdresThe Role & Essential Responsibilities
Technical: You will leverage your extensive software engineering experience and knowledge to lead a team of engineers to execute a robust safety critical process. The work is varied and includes developing requirements, architecture, design, implementation and the verification of Embedded Software solutions for complex power distribution systems. You may be authoring, reviewing and approving technical documentation, as required, ensuring compliance with the relevant engineering policies and procedures and standards. You will work with other specialists within GE Aerospace to improve Company procedures and best practice.
You will thrive on a variety of challenges and be able to balance multiple priorities across more than one product if required, ensuring best practice is followed across all.
Coaching and Teaching: You will be committed to inclusion and diversity and passionate about coaching and technically developing engineers to reach their potential. As a senior staff engineer you will continue to develop your own specialized knowledge and be aware of latest technical developments. As a member of the department leadership team you will contribute towards strategy and policy development, and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.
Global Teams: We partner with engineering teams across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design and support capabilities of our global teams. By joining our team, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a strong integrated organisation!
Planning and Delivery: You will provide support to project leadership in planning activities to ensure that the technical scope is accurately captured. You will work to agreed plans and hold yourself and the team to account for the agreed priorities and milestones.
Customer Focus: You will effectively collaborate with the customer and other engineering teams and stakeholders to understand the impact of any system changes on the software.
Continuous Improvement: You will be committed to continuous improvement and have awareness or proven experience of applying lean principles and tools to improve the team’s impact. You will feel comfortable leading structured problem-solving projects as required to understand and correct identified problems.
Qualifications / Requirements
- A degree from an accredited university or college or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
- Previous Embedded Software experience working within complex system designs in an aviation, automotive or similar embedded systems development environment working to rigorous standards (e.g. RTCA DO-178B/C, DAL level A or B, or similar)
- Previous experience in leading moderate to large team-based projects and/or providing technical direction and coaching to less experienced staff.
- Experience of defining successful technical strategies and best practices that improve execution and team capability.
- Proven ability to solve complex problems autonomously or as part of a cross-functional team. Experience of applying lean or similar improvement methodologies to improve team performance.
- Demonstrated ability to document, plan, and execute programs.
Desired Characteristics
You will have a passion for engineering and sustainability with a keen interest in industry trends and electrification of aircraft that will enable you to contribute to the growth of the business portfolio of next generation of market-leading products!
A positive attitude, initiative, pro-activeness and an enthusiasm and passion for Embedded Software engineering will help you succeed. If you share our team vision to demonstrate success by achieving and exceeding customer expectations, then apply now!
Flexible Working
GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.
Total Reward
At GE Aviation we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.
As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;
- Non-contributory Pension
- Life Assurance
- Group income protection
- Private medical cover
- Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell
Security Clearance
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS
Right to Work
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
