Sub Section Manager - Embedded Software

Grand Rapids
Full-time
$130,000.00 - $173,000.00
Posted Nov 12, 2026

Skills

Communication
Cybersecurity
Embedded Systems
Git
Leadership
Linux
Python
Recruiting
Signal Processing
Test Equipment
Troubleshooting

Job description

Job Description Summary

Are you an Embedded Software Engineering Manager who loves leading teams and working on high-assurance embedded systems? If so, GE Aerospace Defense and Systems wants you to join their Advanced Program Execution team in Grand Rapids, MI. You will be part of a cross-functional team that develops innovative solutions for capabilities on custom hardware. You’ll spend about half your time hands-on in the design and development of these capabilities, and the other half providing guidance, mentoring, oversight, and tactical/strategic direction to our software team working on projects related to stores management, cybersecurity, networking, and sensing and signal processing.

Onsite Grand Rapids, MI, opportunity - Comprehensive corporate relocation assistance.

This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship.

Active U.S. Security Clearance Required.

GE Aerospace is a leader in inventing the future of flight. GE offers competitive salaries and a full range of benefits, including 401K contributions and matching, generous time off, tuition reimbursement, and various health insurance options.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply today!

Job Description

As a Sub Section Manager – Embedded Software, you will play a pivotal role in leading a team of engineers in designing, developing, and testing embedded software, platforms, and systems for our mission-critical technologies and products. This is a player-coach role, with your time split roughly equally between people leadership and hands-on technical work. You will foster collaboration across engineering and business product areas to promote a unified software strategy. This role requires a strong background in embedded systems, real-time software development, and leadership experience.

Responsibilities:

•Provide technical and people leadership to the embedded software team, ensuring responsiveness, reliability, and functionality.

•Oversee talent management, including recruitment, staffing assessments, and project assignments.

•Define and manage scope, cost, and schedule for team tasks, ensuring alignment with project goals.

•Establish and monitor metrics to measure team progress and product completeness, taking corrective action as needed.

•Utilize daily management techniques to focus on continuous improvement and align daily actions with strategic goals.

•Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, tools, and processes to enhance project outcomes.

•Drive productivity improvements by identifying and implementing best practices.

•Mentor technical teams throughout the software development life cycle, including requirements, design, implementation, verification & validation, and certification.

•Engage with customers, product leaders, and industry stakeholders to align software development with market needs, internal R&D investment, and product/technology roadmaps.

•Contribute hands-on design and code, from individual modules to full product features.

•Define and execute engineering test, validation, and verification activities.

•Validate and verify software designs in a diversity of system integration environments – from local desktop computer simulations to fully representative flight tests.

•Create detailed design and technical documentation, optimize existing applications, and implement new features.

•Ensure software robustness, resilience, and fail-safe operation for critical devices, mitigating potential safety and security vulnerabilities.

Required Qualifications:

•Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field from an accredited institution.

•Minimum of 10 years of experience in embedded real-time systems/software development, covering the full development life cycle.

•Minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership role within an engineering setting.

•This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship.

•Active U.S. Security Clearance Required.

•Grand Rapids, MI onsite opportunity - Corporate relocation assistance provided.

Desired Qualifications:

•Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

•Proficiency in C/C for embedded software design, development, and testing.

•Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Perl, Tcl, etc.) and code management tools (Git, CVS, SVN, Perforce, etc.).

•Experience and proficiency in Ada.

•Experience with RTOS and embedded operating systems (VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS, embedded Linux, etc.) for complex systems involving parallel processing, multi-threading, distributed processing, multi-core, SoM, and signal processing, including BSP development, device drivers, and API design.

•Ability to work closely with hardware engineers to define and implement software requirements.

•Experience with embedded software testing, debugging, and integration on hardware using JTAG, debuggers (gdb, lldb, etc.), and test equipment (scopes, analyzers, multi-meters, etc.).

•Experience working in mission-critical industries (aerospace, automotive, defense, first responder, medical devices, etc.) and turning CONOPS, Specifications or Requirements into software design, code, test plans and execution.

•Innovative, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills and proficiency with IDEs, version control tools, defect tracking tools and scripting tools.

•Experience with bare metal software design and optimization for cycles and memory and fundamental facility with compilers, build and source code control tools.

•Experience with model-based engineering on Cameo.

•Familiarity with Earned Value and Activity Based Management methods.

•Ability to influence product leadership and technology strategy.

•Demonstrated leadership in applying and advancing state-of-the-art software technologies.

•Strong communication skills, capable of engaging with all organization levels.

The base pay range for this position is $130,000.00 - $173,000.00. 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 1/31/27 .

GE 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.

GE 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.

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This 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)).

Additional Information

GE 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.

GE 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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes