Staff Engineer - Electrical Component System and Design Engineer

General Electric Company

$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering from an accredited institution
  • 7+ years of experience in electrical system and component design
  • U.S. citizenship required for security clearance
  • Proven project management abilities
  • Expertise in aerospace standards and practices

Responsibilities

  • Own a range of hardware to develop technical expertise and engineering skills
  • Lead projects within cross-functional teams, including proposal development and design reviews
  • Guide technology from initial concept through to production
  • Ensure compliance of supplier components with performance and integration standards
  • Utilize aerospace best practices and standards
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues for fielded products
  • Integrate advanced sensing systems within turbomachinery architecture
  • Mentor junior engineers and facilitate their development

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance provided
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
As a staff engineer in electrical system components, you will have the opportunity to support current key defense systems and develop next generation technologies! The Evendale Large Military Electrical Systems team is responsible for the design, support, and problem solving for electrical components and electrical systems for many legacy military applications. Additionally, the team is responsible for new design and technology upgrades as well as advanced technology demonstration and support. This team has the rare opportunity for exposure to the entire life cycle of military aviation products and requires the unique combination of technical expertise, influencing skills, and project management.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As an electrical systems component owner, you will:

  • Take full ownership of a range of hardware as you develop expertise and sharpen critical engineering skills required to succeed in the industry.
  • Manage individual projects as part of cross-functional teams including creating and updating proposal documents, leading design reviews, and reviewing technical information
  • Usher critical technology through the full design process from concept to production
  • Verify and document that electrical components from supplier meet customer requirements for performance and integration
  • Take advantage of both breadth and depth of knowledge of an industry leader as you learn to implement aerospace standards and best practices.
  • Exercise troubleshooting skills as part of a multi-disciplined team to resolve real-time issues of fielded assets as they arise
  • Integrate complex sensing systems architecture into turbomachinery
  • Mentor and train less experienced engineers.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in electrical system and component design
  • This role requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship.

Desired Characteristics

  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
  • Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
  • Established project management skills.

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

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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