Advanced Programs – Project Management

Advanced Programs – Project Management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
• 5+ years of technical project management experience
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain or currently holds a security clearance.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of multiple New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Technology Introduction (NTI) projects.
• Organizes, motivates, and guides cross functional engineering teams towards completion of project goals within constraints given.
• Defines the engineering scope statement and work breakdown structure for the project in collaboration with the program manager (PM) and project stakeholders.
• Forecast resource requirements for project execution and delivery.
• Engages with functional organizations to ensure project is adequately resourced.
• Manage and report on technical performance, project budget, schedule, scope, and risk.
• Build relationships with support functions across the matrix organization to achieve results.
• Manage and coordinate internal- or external- driven scope change requests.
• Support engineering response effort for customer and internal B&P requests.
• Recommend creative approaches to meet the technical and project requirements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that customer requirements are understood and being achieved.
• Provide support to the PM in all engineering aspects of external customer interaction, including change liability and cost negotiation, scope, and schedule negotiation.
• Drives pro-active risk mitigation activities to minimize project impacts.
• Develop action plans to anticipate and respond to problems.
• Assure proper documentation of technical data is generated for the assigned projects and is consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
• Monitor and communicate project status, business issues, and significant developments.
• Lead the project in key stakeholder reviews, including internal program or business reviews, and external customer reviews.
• Streamline engineering processes to cost effectively execute advanced product programs.
• Develop and manage engineering and technology projects, ensuring effective resource allocation in collaboration with internal engineering management.
• Deliver project scope within the original cost estimate, managing scope, schedule, budget, and integration of NPI projects to meet customer expectations and achieve tollgate milestones. Projects are often components of larger programs.
• Demonstrate financial and operational expertise to navigate multiple projects funding the same product, including understanding different revenue streams (internal vs. customer-funded).
• Apply project management acumen to delineate scope, protecting company-developed intellectual property for competitive advantage.
• Possess knowledge of best practices for integrating a common computing platform with products.
• Lead the Integrated Product Development Team (IPDT) to ensure seamless execution.
• Use judgment and propose solutions outside of set parameters to address complex manufacturing processes with technical variety and interdependent production cycles.
• Apply technical experience and analytical thinking, utilizing multiple internal and limited external sources to make decisions.
• Act as a resource for less experienced colleagues and may lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements.
• Communicate effectively to present project updates to senior leadership and the IPDT, fostering consensus on topics within the field.
• Drive weekly and monthly operating reviews using GE’s FLIGHT DECK templates and standards.
• Advocate for FLIGHT DECK LEAN initiatives within the project, promoting adoption within the functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership abilities.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to manage and coordinate internal and external project resources.
• Demonstrated knowledge of schedule and resource planning techniques and project management tools.
• Strong decision-making skills in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of estimation and budgeting process.
• Strong technical aptitude, including applicable engineering tools and systems.
• Ability to influence others and create cohesive groups.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Aerospace Industry Experience.
• Experience Developing Electrical Systems.
• Active DOD Security Clearance.