Avionics Software Tech Lead - Flight Management System

Job Number: 1607401 Business: GE Aviation Business Segment: Aviation About Us: GE works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works. Working for GE Aviation is exciting & challenging. Come see what you are missing! Posted Position Title: Avionics Software Tech Lead - Flight Management System Career Level: Experienced Function: Engineering/Technology Function Segment: Product Design and Development Location: United States : Michigan City: Grand Rapids Postal Code: 49512-1934 Relocation Assistance: Yes Role Summary/Purpose: GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.

The Avionics Software Tech Lead position includes both technical and team leadership responsibilities. You will develop practical and innovative ways to meet Flight Management Software Design goals. In this role, you will utilize your experience to solve problems while advancing GE's state of the art Flight Management software. You will also be responsible for leading the effort to estimate, plan, and execute your assigned project.

In this role, you will: Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance, direction and training to new and experienced engineers and students
• Lead others in defining project scope
• Document technical data generated by the assigned project consistent with engineering policies and procedures
• Identify, evaluate, and occasionally develop engineering tools and processes necessary to meet the project's engineering and business goals
• Validate given system requirements and author software for Flight Management (FM) functional areas including Datalink, Flight Planning, Lateral and Vertical Guidance, Performance, etc.
• Become a technical expert in the area of core responsibility
• Work in a multidisciplinary team, architect, design, develop, and update complex Flight Management functions within Real Time Embedded Flight Management (FM) software
• Provide timely communications on significant issues or developments, maintaining a focus on safety and reliability
• Conduct Problem Report (PR) investigation and resolution, including complex PRs
• Participate in software structural coverage analysis and test for 100% coverage of airborne software
• Participate actively in software design and code reviews
• Write FMS software functional test cases and procedures to verify software functional requirements
• Develop software verification strategies, and test procedures to verify software functional requirements
• Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound scientific/engineering principals
• Master statistics and understand how to implement data-driven decisions from technical data
• Generate alternative solutions to problems and take reasonable risks using advanced scientific concepts for software product and process innovation

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited University in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related degree with heavy emphasis in Software Engineering and Mathematics
• Minimum of 3 years of professional software development experience, OR a minimum of 3 years of prior systems or software experience working on FMS or other related software based avionics products

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

Desired Characteristics:

• Prior experience as a team leader
• Experience developing project schedules
• Experience tracking project performance
• Prior experience leading/mentoring others
• Ability to work with local and remote and cross-cultural teams
• Strong listening, questioning, clarifying and summarizing skills to effectively communicate in 1-on-1 and small group settings
• Ability to meet engineering schedule demands in a dynamic environment with multiple customers (Strong project and time management skills)
• A willingness to work on projects which support either of our military or civil customers
• A willingness to travel, on occasion
• Familiarity with disciplined software development approaches such as RTCA DO-178B
• Desire to work in an environment where safety considerations are the backdrop for all critical engineering solutions
• Embedded Software development
• Experience programming in ADA 83 or ADA 95 is valued, but experience in other software programming languages are considered
• Ability to negotiate complex designs, seeking simple software solutions which meet requirements of simplicity, maintainability and testability
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles
• PC proficiency
• Knowledge of DOORS, Dimensions, and Rational Apex
• MS1553 and ARINC429 communications protocols (Given that responsibilities could include I/O)
• Experience with analysis of Real Time aspects of hardware and software issues
• Matlab or other analysis tools
• Familiarity with computer aided Flight Planning concepts
• Familiarity with ARINC specifications such as ARINC 424, 702A, and a desire to learn how it applies to GE Aviation products
• Familiarity with avionics navaids including GPS, VOR, DME, TACAN, and Inertial based navigation is helpful
• Knowledge of polar navigation challenges and a basic understanding of various Earth Model methods (like spherical, WGS-84, etc...)
• Candidates with relational database design experience can have an edge
• Experience with Model Based Development a plus for some assignments

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