Job Description Summary
Connection and interface between Engineering, Supply Chain and Customer facing organizations focused on product/ manufacturing readiness, execution and delivery. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Guided by commercial practices and policies that may be shaped by the role. Has significant control/influence over commercial priorities. There is moderate autonomy within the role to enter into/execute Commercial arrangements. High levels of Commercial judgement are required to achieve outcomes required.
Job Description
Job Title
Senior Manufacturing Manager - Hardware Owner
Company Intro/About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future by delivering safe, reliable, and innovative aerospace solutions. Our teams are united by a shared commitment to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost , partnering closely with customers to drive performance and mission readiness across our global fleet.
Site, Business, OR Functional Area Overview
This role is based in Evendale, OH , within GE Aerospace's manufacturing programs organization. The team focuses on hardware ownership across the product lifecycle, ensuring technical, cost, delivery, and quality performance for assigned hardware. You will work at the interface of Engineering, Supply Chain, and customer-facing organizations, helping to ensure manufacturing readiness, execution, and delivery that meet program and customer commitments.
Role Overview
The Senior Manufacturing Manager - Hardware Owner serves as the primary connection and interface between Engineering, Supply Chain, and customer-facing teams for assigned hardware. You will provide leadership across technical, cost, delivery, and quality dimensions, support overall program planning, and translate those plans into clear requirements and milestones for hardware procurement and execution. This role has significant influence over commercial and operational priorities, requires strong commercial judgment, and involves participation in key forums such as Product Control Board (PCB), Tollgates, and Technical Reviews to drive product and manufacturing readiness.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Lead assigned hardware performance
Provide end-to-end leadership for assigned hardware, including technical requirements, cost, delivery, and quality performance.
Support definition of overall program plans and convert those plans into requirements, schedules, and milestones for hardware procurement and execution.
Represent manufacturing in key governance forums
Serve as the manufacturing representative for PCB, Tollgate, and Technical Reviews for assigned hardware.
Ensure manufacturing perspectives, risks, and constraints are clearly articulated and addressed in design and program decisions.
Drive strategy, best practices, and integration
Develop specialized knowledge of the latest commercial and industry developments in your area and apply that knowledge to improve approaches, projects, and programs.
Contribute to strategy and policy development and ensure effective execution within your area of responsibility.
Leverage in-depth knowledge of best practices and how your area integrates with others, including awareness of competition and differentiating factors.
Problem solving, decision-making, and data-driven recommendations
Use sound judgment to make decisions and solve moderately complex tasks or problems within projects, product lines, and customer @contexts.
Take new perspectives on existing solutions and use technical experience and data analysis to develop and support recommendations.
Utilize multiple internal and selected external sources to arrive at well-informed decisions.
Coaching, collaboration, and influence
Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and, as needed, lead small projects with moderate risk and resource requirements.
Explain complex or sensitive information in a clear, concise manner and work to build consensus across functions.
Develop and apply persuasion skills to influence others on topics within your field and shape ways of working.
Required Qualifications
Education Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience providing leadership for assigned hardware (quality, delivery, cost, and technical requirements)
Experience Minimum of 5 years of experience providing leadership for assigned hardware, including quality, delivery, cost, and technical requirements
Clearance: Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
Desired Characteristics
Education Master's degree from an accredited university or college, or a high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience providing leadership for assigned hardware (quality, delivery, cost, and technical requirements)
Experience 5 years of manufacturing experience
Leadership Behaviors Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn. Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively. Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed. Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative. Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.
Benefits Overview
GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and overall wellbeing, including:
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Access to a Health Coach and the Employee Assistance Program (24/7 confidential support)
Retirement benefits through the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) with company matching and retirement contributions), plus access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
Additional benefits such as 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 (each, 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 description does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Closing
At GE Aerospace, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diversity and empowers employees to thrive. This role may require the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance and offers the opportunity to directly impact product quality, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction through strong hardware ownership and cross-functional leadership.
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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\EEOC\KnowYourRights\10\20.pdf) . 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).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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.
