Senior Engineering Manager – Fleet, Configuration and Standardization
Houston, MS - USA
Job Summary
You will act as the primary liaison between Aero Alliance shops and Digital Technology (DT) Channels and GE Aerospace ensuring that our technical policies and repair processes are world-class scalable and aligned with Aero Alliances business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Development:Provide direct mentorship and oversight to the Central Engineering team. Foster an environment of clear thinking accountability and continuous professional growth.
- Fleet management: Merge channels and GEA information to build a fleet database aimed to help Aero Alliance business with predictive data and statistics. Active participation in Channels and GEA events such as User Conferences Product Boards and flow-down informations to our broader Engineering team.
- Standardization:Direct the development and implementation of enterprise-wide engineering policies. Ensure the Gate Process is consistently applied across all configurations and service channels.
- Configuration Managment:Oversee the lifecycle of Repair Bills of Materials (RBOMs) and technical work scopes. Drive data-informed decision-making to reduce scrap rates and optimize engine configuration management.
- Cross-Functional Integration:Serve as the executive escalation point for technical challenges between shop operations application engineering and internal stakeholders (GE Aerospace Product Leadership Industrialization).
- Continuous Improvement:Champion Lean methodologies and digital tool adoption (Tableau Smartsheet) to streamline workflows improve shop safety and enhance quality management systems (QMS).
- Project Governance:Manage the portfolio of strategic engineering initiatives ensuring projectsfrom Service Bulletin implementation to new product rollouts (e.g. LM9000)are delivered on time and within budget.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Education:Bachelors degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- Experience:10 years of progressive experience in a manufacturing or maintenance repair & overhaul (MRO) environment.
- Global travel availability within 20%.
Desired Characteristics
- Technical Expertise:7 years of experience with aeroderivative or heavy-duty gas turbines including deep knowledge of Aero policies (O&M IPB IRM) and internal documents (SPL/IRD).
- Leadership:5 years of experience leading remote or cross-functional teams in a complex global environment.
- Digital Proficiency:Advanced experience utilizing digital tools (Excel Tableau Smartsheet) to manage metrics and project performance.
- Strong strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-ready solutions.
- Superior communication interpersonal and influence-management skills.
- A customer-first mindset with an ability to manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced shop environment.
- Passionate about developing sustainable repeatable processes that optimize shop floor performance.
- Familiar with GE/BKR repair business
- Passion for developing sustainable processes as they relate to shop floor ops;
- Demonstrated clear thinking ability;
- Strong oral and written communication skills;
- Strong interpersonal and engagement skills;
- Strong problem-solving skills;
- Superior listening skills;
- Ability to work in a cross-functional environment;
- Must be self-motivated and disciplined to carry out all necessary tasks to achieve business goals;
- Ability to effectively manage changing and conflicting priorities and resolve appropriately;
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
Manager
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