Staff Software Engineer - FLRAA

Job Description SummaryWorking at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!
Engineering is at the center of what we do, and we are looking for talented, innovative engineers who can help us design and develop products for today, tomorrow, and in the future. If you are a dreamer, doer, and inventor who wants your voice to be heard and see your ideas take flight, this is the opportunity for you.
Location: Grand Rapids, MI (primary location) or Clearwater, FL
This position, which offers a blend of onsite and hybrid work arrangements, is based in Grand Rapids (primary location) or Clearwater, FL and necessitates a presence in the office for 2-3 days each week. An extensive corporate relocation package is also available for eligible candidates.

Job Description

Software Engineer 

Job Description Summary

The Ground Software engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer with experience in software development for DO-178B/C and DO-330 certification projects. In this position, you will perform technical SW development, interfacing, integration, documentation, and testing of software on aviation-based systems/Web application used to perform product configuration.

Essential Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer for the Ground Software product line you will:

• Participate in design, estimation, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Work under direction of a Control Account Manager (CAM) and senior team members to perform software product development tasks.
• Participate in generating documentation required by project for development and software release in accordance with GE best practices and standards.
• Provide timely communication/escalation on significant issues to the development team and project leadership as applicable. 
• Provide as-needed assessments of the effort and time required to complete assigned tasks, enabling CAM to forecast the team’s effort and assess ability to meet delivery commitments.
• Document defects in a problem reporting system and collaborate with others as needed to reproduce and fix defects.
• Make use of both simulated and lab station environments to investigate issues to determine root cause and solutions, and to perform software verification as needed.
• Demonstrate a behavior of continuous improvement with the goal of helping the business deliver on customer commitments.
• Apply applicable GE Policies and Procedures, Engineering Standards, Software Procedures, Specifications, Government and Industry Standards, and special Security requirements.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.  
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in software engineering execution through the full development life cycle.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience programming in a high-level object-oriented programming language, such as Java or C#.
• Experience with Software Development, validation and verification in an avionics environment working within a cross-functional team.

Desired Qualification/Characteristics: 

• Experience with JavaScript & AngularJS or another JavaScript framework.
• Experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker.
• Experience with .NET and Azure cloud services.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience with qualification testing, FAA/EASA certification, and system safety.
• Designing, writing, automating, and executing software tests, e.g., JUnit and Robot Framework.
• Experience with Agile Methodology, SCRUM practices and Jenkins automation server and continuous integration concepts.
• Experience with Task/issue management software (such as Jira or Rally), Rational Team Concert (RTC) problem report management software, Requirements management software (such as DOORS) and Git/GitHub or another source code management tool.

• Enthusiasm for Web-based software development and application on aviation/avionics products while being a part of a high-performing team that takes pride in their work and regularly meets its customer delivery commitments within program time and cost constraints.
• Good communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Experience working with global/virtual teams through the SW development lifecycle.

• Self-motivated, willing to learn, detail-oriented, and able to work collaboratively with others.

Eligibility Requirement (s):

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this.
• US Citizen: This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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