Senior Technical Leader – Systems Security Engineering

About the role

GE Aerospace is hiring an on-site Senior Technical Leader for Systems Security Engineering in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate; remote work is not an option. The role sits within the Advanced Technology Organization's Emerging Technologies Team, which works on early-stage pursuits and new technology introduction in sensing, autonomy, AI/ML, cybersecurity and advanced edge hardware. The leader collaborates with product managers and business-facing teams to build a technology strategy, and brings a holistic view of cybersecurity and electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) to mission management and multi-domain operations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expertise in systems security engineering for edge devices and embedded platforms, covering attack techniques, threats and defensive mitigation at logical and physical levels
• Provide expertise in electronic warfare for RF spectrum dominance, including wireless communication, radar and GPS-denied environments
• Apply industry standards such as the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and design cybersecurity solutions for complex heterogeneous compute systems
• Develop quantitative risk assessments and analyze cybersecurity vulnerabilities
• Support early-stage pursuit and capture strategies, including customer engagement, requirement definition, proposal writing and white papers
• Work with technical teams, SMEs and product managers to turn new technology into the Avionics product portfolio, and introduce the customer community to GE's strategic leaders and sales representatives
• Develop transition plans that give new technologies a clear path to mission fulfillment and productization

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field; additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree
• At least 10 years of experience in systems security engineering, threat intelligence and response, vulnerability assessment and electronic attacks
• Excellent communication, presentation and technical writing skills
• Willingness to travel about 25%
• U.S. citizenship required; active U.S. security clearance desired, with Secret clearance and TS/SCI a bonus
• Desired: Master's or Ph.D.; proven track record of moving applied research to fieldable platforms; experience with aviation and defense products, R&D programs and rapid-reaction prototypes

Required skills

• Knowledge of low-level firmware and real-time software, hardware-software integration and performance optimization
• Preferred: knowledge of ISR, SIGINT, MASINT and ELINT, and of attacks on machine learning and autonomous systems
• Preferred: scripting languages and modeling tools such as Python, MATLAB, C/C++, AFSIM
• Preferred: digital signal processing, sensor deployment, data acquisition, avionics interfaces and military standards

What we offer

• Base pay range of $167,000 to $223,000, with eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus
• Relocation assistance provided
• Healthcare, retirement savings plan with company matching, tuition assistance, paid parental leave and other benefits