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The role takes the reference architecture and patterns set by the AI Architect and turns them into robust, secure, scalable production services with great UX, multimodal, agentic LLM and other AI solutions, hardened against real engine engineering data and workflows across design, simulation, test, manufacturing, and sustainment. It embeds with the engineering teams of its assigned business, owns the build and release lifecycle for the capabilities it delivers, and stays hands on, architecting and building services and making pragmatic engineering tradeoffs rather than reviewing from a distance. Deep credibility in thephysics and engineering of the product, turbomachinery, aerodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, structures, and materials, and product mindset shaped by certified, safety critical hardware are core to the role.\nJob Description\nIn this role, you will:\nDevelop and own product build and release procedures and the end-to-end delivery of AI solutions, for a single release or multiple releases, working across the immediate team and other teams across the businesses.\n\nProductionize multimodal, agentic LLM and other AI solutions, applied to engine and propulsion engineering problems across design, analysis, test, manufacturing, and sustainment, as robust, secure, scalable systems with great UX; architect and build end to end services.\n\nGround every capability in the realities of aero engine, propulsion, and turbomachinery engineering, integrating AI with CFD, FEA, thermal and structural analysis, engine and test data, model-based systems engineering, the digital thread, and PLM, so it augments how engines are designed, analyzed, tested, certified, and sustained.\n\nLead others to find creative solutions within complex, interdependent engineering and production processes with technical variety, turbomachinery design, analysis, and test cycles, employing sophisticated operational / product management, manufacturing, and engineering techniques, drawing on multiple internal and external resources and questioning conflicting data to arrive at decisions.\n\nTake the reference architecture, patterns, and governance set by the AI Architect and deliver against them, keeping solutions compliant with data, security, and export control requirements (ITAR / export control, CMMC, RMF / ATO) across classified and unclassified environments.\n\nOwn the model and agent delivery lifecycle in production: data pipelines, CI/CD, containerized deployment, model and agent serving, monitoring, and the build and release pipeline.\n\nInterpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, and services; use industry trends to inform the decision making process.\n\nLead the delivery of projects with moderate to significant technical complexity and risk; present business and technical discipline solutions to senior leaders.\n\nInform technical investment decisions, compute, model hosting, tooling, and build vs. buy, and the resourcing needed to deliver, working within program and project budgets.\n\nCommunicate complex messages and negotiate internally and with external partners, vendors, and customers to adopt a point of view and influence peers to act.\n\nAct as an expert resource and best practice authority for the engineers embedded across the businesses, providing technical leadership, design review, and mentorship without direct management authority.\n\nDevelop peer, cross functional, and cross business relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness.\n\nTransition delivered capabilities to program ownership with documentation and trained users rather than leaving orphaned pilots.\n\nShare technical, procedural, and business knowledge with others, and support a continuous learning culture through learning content, presentations, and mentoring.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a STEM major\n\nMinimum of 10 years of overall engineering experience\n\nProduction AI/ML systems and end to end service delivery experience required throughout.\n\nThis role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S Citizenship. Preference is given to candidates who currently hold a US Government Security Clearance.\n\nLegal authorization to use in the U.S is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening\n\nDesired Characteristics Technical Expertise\nWorking fluency in the physics and engineering of aero engines and turbomachinery, aerodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, structures and rotordynamics, and materials, with the judgment to tell where a model is physically credible; hands on familiarity with CFD, FEA, and thermal/structural simulation, engine and rig test data, surrogate and physics informed modeling, model based systems engineering, the digital thread, and PLM.\n\nStrong software development in Python and at least one systems language (C++, Rust, Go, or Java), with solid API, version control, and testing practice.\n\nStrong DevSecOps and MLOps capability: cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Docker and Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and tooling such as MLflow or Kubeflow, with security applied across DevOps and MLOps.\n\nApplied production experience with LLM, retrieval augmented generation, and agentic frameworks, including multimodal AI, building robust, secure, scalable services with strong UX, and moving solutions from prototype to scaled production.\n\nAbility to architect and build end to end services and integrate them with the digital thread, PLM, and existing enterprise and simulation systems.\n\nWorking knowledge of configuration choices and related cost implications, compute, model hosting, and build vs. buy, and experience with complex solution configurations.\n\nExperience delivering inside aerospace & defense or comparable regulated constraints: ITAR / export control, CMMC, RMF / ATO, and airgapped or impact level environments. Business Acumen\n\nInterprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, and services; stays informed of industry trends to inform decision making.\n\nUnderstands how the internal and external business model works, engine and propulsion programs, certification, and service / MRO, and uses that understanding to prioritize delivery.\n\nA product mindset for safety critical, certified hardware: comfort with verification and validation, certification evidence, reliability, and the long product and service lifecycle of an engine program.\n\nAble to articulate the value of what is most important to the business, applying presentation and storytelling concepts for cross functional teams.\n\nLeadership\nActs as an expert resource and technical thought leader for colleagues with less experience, providing design guidance and mentoring.\n\nStrong oral and written communication, with strong interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to communicate and influence effectively across all organizational levels.\n\nDemonstrated ability to lead programs and projects, with established project management skills and the ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.\n\nDemonstrated ability to work with and/or lead blended teams, including third party partners and customer personnel.\n\nDemonstrated change management / acceleration capabilities.\n\nProven analytical and problem resolution skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus across engineering, IT, and platform teams and leadership.\n\nAbility to negotiate internally and with external partners, vendors, and customers.\n\nThe base pay range for this position is $152,000-202,000. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on July 10, 2026.\nGE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.\nGE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.\nThis role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).\nAdditional Information\nGE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal 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.\nGE Aerospace 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). 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