Product Validation Operations Leader partners with the broader Engineering Operations, Finance community, CESE, Defense & Systems, FoF and T&O to ensure that the PV strategy meets our customers’ expectations, and the financial plan compliantly, accurately, and transparently meets established targets.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Drive operational discipline to achieve world-class performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC), ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and values
- Convene regular operations reviews to monitor progress, proactively identify risks, and lead cross-functional problem-solving efforts to ensure sustained performance improvement.
- Develop, implement, and continuously refine policies and procedures toensure compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
- Lead and manage a high-performing team, fostering a culture ofaccountability, collaboration, and innovation while providing strategic guidance and support
- Develop and deliver visual KPI dashboards that provide actionable insightsinto operational and strategic outcomes, enabling informed decision-making at all levels
- Create and execute action plans that drive cost optimization, operationalefficiency, and cash performance, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives
- Establish and enforce Standard Work practices, ensuring robust operating rhythms and processes that promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the organization
- Partner with the FLIGHT DECK Leader & PV team coaches to identify, launch, and execute transformational process changes, leveraging lean principles to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Provide direct supervision and mentorship to the PV Operations team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and fostering professional growth
- Partner with internal stakeholders and Finance to develop and implement effective P&E planning, streamline NAH consolidation and analysis, and oversee voucher management—including issuance, tracking, andreconciliation—to optimize budgets and exceed KPIs
- Support MORs, WORs, and DORs, and mentor teams on Flight Deck practices, including action plans, daily management, and problem-solving
- Demonstrated expertise in defining and executing strategic initiatives to enhance organizational operational performance
- Strategically identify and prioritize productivity initiatives to maximize impact and drive results
- Lead/support critical projects as needed and assigned by PV Ops leadership
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical field
- 5–10 years of experience in engineering, operations, or manufacturing leadership roles.
- Proven track record of managing cross-functional teams and driving operational excellence
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles, process improvement, and project management
- 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.
Desired Characteristics
- Exposure to strategic planning and forecasting, and familiarity with Engineering Ops/Finance tools and processes (Smartsheet, Spotfire, Clarity, Microsoft Project)
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Ability to lead and deliver in a highly matrixed environment on result-orientated priorities using strong project management, analytical, time management and prioritization skills
- Experience leveraging lean and lean applications to simplify, standardize, and sustain operational processes for delivering data and insights.
- Well established organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple high priority projects in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with senior and c-suite level leaders and influence across a matrix, global organization
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to break down data into actionable, concise insights to drive informed decision-making
- Act as role model of the GE Leadership Behaviors including Act with Humility, Lead with Transparency, and Deliver with Focus. Specifically, someone who demonstrates the following:• Act with Humility – collaborative, seeks out diverse inputs as well as constructive feedback, respectful, promotes healthy debate, active listener, proactive learner, actions development opportunities, humble, self-reflective• Lead with Transparency – clear and candid communication, challenges the status quo, fosters trust, breaks down silos, analytical mindset, shares lessons learned, coaches others• Deliver with Focus – prioritizes safety above all, aligns priorities to overarching business KPIs, accountable, delivers results, plans ahead to mitigate risks, customer advocate, practitioner for lean, manages to deadlines, drive to improve, identifies problems and proactively contributes to solutions
Additional Job Description
Compensation Grade
SPB2
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not U.S. lawful permanent residents, U.S. Citizens, or have been granted asylee or refugee status (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), employment will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities 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 Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
