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Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Engineering is at the center of what we do, and we are looking for talented, innovative engineers who can help us design and develop products for today, tomorrow, and in the future. If you are a dreamer, doer, and inventor who wants your voice to be heard and see your ideas take flight, this is the opportunity for you.

Location: Grand Rapids, MI or Clearwater, FL

This position, which offers a blend of onsite and hybrid work arrangements, is based in Grand Rapids or Clearwater, FL and necessitates a presence in the office for 2-3 days each week. An extensive corporate relocation package is also available for eligible candidates.

GE Aerospace offers a pivotal role for a Principal Investigator to spearhead the creation of MEMS-based Inertial Products, enhancing Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions. This role entails leading the technical vision, driving product excellence and competitive edge through innovation, and advising senior leadership on technology strategies that address customer needs and secure market leadership. The position combines strategic planning, research, and direct development to deliver superior MEMS-based PNT products, with a focus on launching groundbreaking offerings in 2024 and beyond.

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Roles and Responsibilities:

In addition to the above, the Principal Investigator role and responsibilities will include:

• Lead the technical design and development of embedded hardware & software which implements advanced digital signal processing and controls solutions.

• Discover value for customers by identifying key industry problems/opportunities which can be solved within GE’s product roadmaps.

• Define key technologies and organizational competencies which are needed to solve customer problems and support product evolutions.

• Collaborate with product stakeholders to develop Multi-Generational Technology Plans which align with or extend Multi-Generational Product Plans.

• Collaborate with product leaders and GE Research to identify and pursue R&D programs that fund the development of key technologies.

• Define and lead R&D programs (with internal and external partners) which advance technologies and organizational capabilities.

• Collaborate with Application Engineers to define product solutions which utilize new technologies (or new applications of existing technologies).

• Retain strong knowledge of emerging technologies, innovations, new technology applications, and segment-specific industry trends.

• Form and cultivate industry relationships through participation in standard setting committee conferences and technical symposiums.

• Influence key technical decision makers in ways that are favorable to GE's product and services strategy.

• Actively participate in growth and mentoring of engineering talent and provide strong contributions to strategic workforce planning activities.

• Collaborate with Application Engineers, Product Managers, Program Managers, and the marketing and sales staff to pursue new business, write proposals, and estimate cost.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related technical or scientific field of study from an accredited university or college.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in technical product development or technology research role(s).

Eligibility Requirement (s):

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this.

• US Citizen: This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Desired Characteristics:

• Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, aeronautics or related technical or scientific field of study from an accredited university or college.

• Strong technical expertise and applied experience in multiple of the following areas.

• Design, development, and testing of embedded hardware and software, including the use low-level programming languages (such as C, Assembly).

• Methods and technologies for implementing embedded functions that perform GN&C in real time.

• Fault-tolerant system design.

• Model-based engineering and computer simulation.

• System integration and hardware troubleshooting.

• Digital Signal Processing and development of control loops for sensors in mixed-signal domain with high-speed digitization.

• Design and implementation of control solutions and algorithms to maximize performance vs specified parameters.

• Practical understanding of ground- and satellite-based navigation systems and methods (e.g., GNSS, DME).

• Knowledge of emerging trends in alternative sensors and methods of navigation and timing (e.g., vision- and magnetic anomaly-based navigation, celestial navigation).

• Knowledgeable of regulations, standards, and requirements that apply to GN&C of fixed-wing airplanes and rotorcraft

• 5 years of experience specifying, developing, characterizing, integrating, and validating Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) AND strap-down Inertial Navigation Systems.

• Practical understanding & hands-on experience with MEMS-based gyroscopes and accelerometers and their integration with real time embedded systems.

• Proficient in identifying customer needs and collaborating with the engineering team to define solutions to meet those needs.

• Proven track record of solving challenging technical problems.

• Recognized as an industry expert in one or more areas of technical domain knowledge.

• Established industry and academia network.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Highly motivated, clear thinker; ability to operate at both a systems and product level to connect technical decisions to business outcomes.

• Strong strategic thinker, able to develop technical roadmaps and define technical solutions which enable multi-generational product evolutions.

• Proven ability to research new technical concepts and apply them to product solutions.

• Knowledgeable of processes and workflows for performing R&D and product development, validation, and verification.

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

To protect the interests of all parties, GE Aerospace will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to GE Aerospace, including unsolicited resumes sent to a GE Aerospace mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to GE Aerospace coworkers, or to GE Aerospace’s database will be considered GE Aerospace property.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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