**Job Description Summary**: As a Hardware Systems and Components Staff Engineer you will oversee design of Fuel, Oil and Electrical Systems and components (such as valves, pumps, heat exchangers, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, etc.), while leading a technical team towards the progressive milestones of the next generation of commercial aircraft engines.
You will also be involved in the technology maturation process of cutting-edge technology that will power the future of flight interfacing with different disciplines such as Controls, Software, Performance, Engine Systems, Thermal Design, Electrical Systems, Fluid Systems among others, focusing on meeting the progressive milestones for Technology Readiness Levels assessments. You will also oversee coordination with suppliers and other external parties for project development such as local universities and government initiatives.
You will be responsible for defining and tracking program schedule, providing status to leadership and be the point of contact with our counterparts globally to drive integration and correct interaction among engineering teams. Finally, you will be part of the Strategic and Advanced Technologies Leadership team and will contribute and sustain objectives accordingly.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead and track tasks and schedule to ensure on time delivery and correct execution of fluid systems projects including supplier management, manufacturing support and test definition and execution for different test platforms including but not limited to simulation and bench tests
- Drive a Lean culture inside the organization
- Effectively support the Engineering organizations, meeting the KPIs and business targets defined (such as OTD, FTY, Savings, budgets) as well as identifying leading indicators
- Maintain a strong awareness of Planning within the team to ensure the on-time completion and technical excellence, of work milestones and reviews, appropriate use of resources and consistency of status reporting across engineering disciplines
- Close collaboration with engineering organizations (local and global) towards a clear vision and short/long term priorities alignment
- Maintain resource flexibility to adapt to the dynamic environment
- Promotes team development and strategic growth
- Mentor and coach leadership pipeline
- Collaborate with global peers/teams towards a Lean execution. Drive Lean ideas globally
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics or equivalent
- Solid contribution in a similar role or previous position
- Extensive experience in Engineering tollgate process reviews such a NPI or equivalent
- Extensive experience with hardware component design and testing
- Experience working with Suppliers
- Extensive experience working with schematics for fuel, oil, electrical or equivalent systems
- Effective written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish
- English skills: Must be able to maintain a normal day-to-day fluid conversation in English on any topic with few mistakes (mistakes that do not affect clear understanding). Must have fluency, rhythm, and sufficient self-confidence in the language to be able to handle meetings and conversations.
- Presentation Skills: Ability to communicate with Senior Leadership and external customers.
- Demonstrated ability in managing projects across functions
- Capable of coaching others to accomplish assignments
- Demonstrated ability in establishing common goals and objectives
- Demonstrated ability in influencing and shaping team's long-term vision and strategy
- Sole responsibility across GE of cross functional projects or modules
- Be recognized as an expert
**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No