Senior Embedded Software Product Line Leader at GE Aerospace in Grand Rapids

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Job Description Summary The Senior Embedded Software Product Line Leader will lead Platform Software engineering efforts for key programs within the Application Compute Environment (ACE) Product Line. This role serves as the primary engineering interface for customers and internal stakeholders, driving execution across complex embedded software development programs while ensuring alignment on technical, programmatic, and business objectives. This leader will combine product line ownership, project execution, and technical leadership to guide internal software teams and global suppliers through the full embedded software lifecycle, including development, integration, verification, and DO-178C certification. The role requires strong experience in program execution, cross-functional collaboration, and reusable product line strategy in a highly regulated aerospace environment. Initially, this position will lead Platform and Test Software efforts for the KC-46 Flight Management Computer (FMC) Refresh and C-130J FMC Refresh programs. With additional military avionics refresh programs expected to follow, a key part of this role will be to shape, mature, and evolve the ACE product line roadmap to enable scalability, reuse, and efficient execution across future programs. Job Description Key Responsibilities Lead distributed software engineering teams across GE Aerospace and external suppliers in the development of Platform Software products. Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders across software-related program activities. Own and evolve the ACE product line roadmap, ensuring common assets, architecture, and reuse strategies support current and future military refresh programs. Drive program execution across schedule, cost, technical scope, risk, and quality commitments. Coordinate closely with cross-functional partners including Systems, Hardware, Safety, Security, Quality, Certification, Sourcing, and Program Management. Provide technical oversight and leadership across the full software lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, verification, validation, and certification. Lead supplier and subcontractor coordination to ensure alignment, execution rigor, and delivery performance. Provide regular status, metrics, and risk visibility to leadership and stakeholders. Mentor sub-team leads and support development of technical and execution capability across the broader team. Partner with engineering managers to define staffing, technology, product reuse, and process improvement strategies. Champion continuous improvement and product line engineering practices to improve efficiency, standardization, and long-term platform value. Lead adoption of AI-enabled engineering initiatives that enhance software development effectiveness, including opportunities in test automation, defect trend analysis, requirements insights, code quality, verification efficiency, and knowledge reuse. Identify and mature opportunities to apply artificial intelligence and digital tools in ways that support engineering productivity while maintaining compliance with aerospace safety, certification, cybersecurity, and quality requirements. Foster a forward-looking engineering culture that embraces automation, model-based methods, data-driven decision-making, and responsible AI use in support of next-generation avionics development. Partner across the organization to evaluate and scale emerging technologies that improve product line reuse, speed of execution, and engineering excellence. For US Candidates Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline from an accredited university or college. Minimum of 10 years of experience in embedded real-time systems and software development. Minimum of 10 years of experience leading software engineering execution through the full development lifecyc