Job Description Summary
At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You will be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you will share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world.
About the Role
Innoveering, a GE Aerospace company, develops high-tech engine propulsion programs, including supersonic and hypersonic R&D prototype initiatives. This role is a hands-on program leader for that work. As Senior Program Manager, you will lead a team made up of a project engineer and engineering specialists matrixed into the program, and you will own the program's cost, schedule, and budget commitments.
Based in Bohemia, NY, you will report to the Director of Programs and serve as the face of the program to the customer.
Job Description
In this role you will:
Lead the program team to meet program specifications, milestones, and cost, schedule, and margin targets, while ensuring quality and safety standards are met or exceeded
Serve as the direct company and program representative to the customer, and work with business development to identify growth opportunities within the program
Lead and manage the technical and business elements of the program, including developing the SOW, WBS, IMS, and cost and schedule requirements for new projects
Oversee the performance and development of the program management team, and manage staffing for both headcount and skill mix, forecasting future needs with engineering
Track and report program performance against financial margin targets, and present critical path activities and performance goals to management each month
Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, and immediately report any customer, contractual, or technical issue that could jeopardize the program
Maintain an active, transparent working relationship with Engineering, Operations, Test, Quality, Finance, and Contracts, and coordinate personnel, test facilities, and production capabilities with leadership and other project managers to balance company and program goals
The Ideal Candidate
You are a hands-on program leader who combines technical credibility with strong business discipline. You are comfortable owning cost, schedule, and performance commitments, and you are equally comfortable standing in front of the customer. You prioritize multiple programs, take action early, and keep a matrixed team aligned and moving. You communicate clearly, learn continuously, and build working relationships across engineering, operations, test, finance, and contracts.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering
10 years of experience in engineering and program management working with the DoD, military services, and aerospace contractors on jet engine manufacturing, supersonic and hypersonic propulsion systems, or similar programs
Competence with program management software and Microsoft Office products
Working knowledge of finance practices in program management, including labor accounting, overhead management, and government contract rules for performance and compliance
Ability to develop and negotiate work plans with the customer and internal support organizations
Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and present technical, financial, and general business information
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree
Microsoft Project experience for schedule and resource management (other tools are acceptable)
Working knowledge of propulsion test cell processes and coordination with engineering
Team facilitation skills, including running meetings that serve their business objectives and draw on others' contributions
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment and prioritize multiple…