Job Description

As the Computational Modeling & Simulation Technology Manager, you are responsible for growing a team of world-class computational modeling and simulation researchers, creating and driving the technology strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and supporting our GE Aerospace business, government customers, and strategic partners.

In this role, you partner with the Technology Director of Aero Thermal and Mechanical Systems to lead a team of technologists who are innovating advances in computational fluid dynamics, reduced order modeling, and design methods and tools development for propulsion technologies and related aerospace systems. Your team is focused on exploiting the latest advances in computational methods, high performance computing architectures, artificial intelligence/machine learning advances, and use commercial and/or in-house tools to define, design and develop advanced computational capabilities to enable performance and durability improvements for today, tomorrow, and future products. This work is vital to our success in delivering on current and future applications for commercial and military aerospace systems.

The ideal candidate is an engineering professional who enjoys working with others and has a proven track record of leadership in a technical environment. If you are passionate about developing your team and driving technical innovation, we want to hear from you.

Essential Responsibilities: 

As the Computational Modeling & Simulation Technology Manager, you are responsible for

• Leading a team of subject matter experts in computational fluid dynamics, computational modeling, design and optimization methods focused on aerodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, and multiphase flow at various experience levels.
• Driving EHS safety standard operating procedures and best practices, security compliance, and collaborate with leaders and technologists across GE Aerospace Research to continuously improve our culture of safety and compliance.
• Partnering to develop the vision, strategy, and roadmaps for computational modeling and simulation in the aerospace ecosystem leveraging internal and external computational capacity and capability.
• Driving integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, uncertainty quantification and related computational sciences into the modeling and simulation tools and methods to achieve technical differentiation and innovation for future aerospace applications.
• Building a culture of a bias towards action and implementing rigorous operational excellence to identify and mitigate risks, and support root cause/corrective action plans when necessary, while driving continuous improvement through standard work, key performance indicators, and process improvements.
• Developing and coaching team members on career paths, project management, Lean principles, and more.
• Championing an open and collaborative environment to foster cross-discipline teaming.
• Establishing and growing strategic relationships with GE Aerospace partners and the external academic and government community.
• Recruiting, hiring, and attracting diverse world-class technical talent.
• Actively participate and contribute to the GE Aerospace Research people leadership community helping build a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree in engineering, physics, or a related discipline, accompanied by a minimum of seven years of experience in code development and the application of computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, or a closely related simulation method to address aerospace-relevant challenges.
• Demonstrated track record of championing compliance and safety practices.
• Experience with computational modeling and simulation code and/or methods development of computational fluid dynamics or finite element analysis in a high-performance compute environment.
• Demonstrated technical project leadership capability with ability to build, lead, and energize cross-functional teams in high-impact technologies
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement and learning.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and/or mentor technical talent at all experience levels.
• Demonstrated ability to influence at senior levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve operational excellence.
• Desire and ability to actively recruit top talent with diverse backgrounds.
• Willingness to obtain active US Government Secret Clearance with ability to attain a Top-Secret Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship.
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY.

Desired Characteristics:

• Doctorate in a relevant technical discipline. 
• Established network across industry, academia, and government labs with participation in relevant professional societies.  
• Engineering expertise in one or more technical disciplines to include aerodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, and/or multiphase flows.
• Experience with advanced CFD tools including modern RANS and LES solvers.
• Experience with high performance computing in a DOD and/or DOE computing environment.
• Experience with multidisciplinary optimization tools and methods.
• Experience with uncertainty quantification applied to large-scale computations.
• Experience with AI/ML methods applied to large-scale simulations.
• Knowledge of gas turbine propulsion applications and related aerospace systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to inspire excellence and stimulate change.
• Strong ability to work in multi-business environment and develop technology roadmaps. 
• Working knowledge of the GE Aerospace business and the aerospace industry. 
• Passion for aerospace applications and innovation of enabling technologies.
• Ability to work across all functions/levels as part of a team. 
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. 

The base pay range for this position is $130,000 - $240,000 USD Annually. 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 based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on July 31st, 2025.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity 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. General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their 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

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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