GE

Distinguished Staff Engineer

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23 hours ago
Grand Rapids, MI, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$167k - $223k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and integration of advanced networking products and security technologies across GE Aerospace platforms.
  • Apply secure-by-design principles across hardware, firmware, software, and systems architectures.
  • Lead medium- to large-scale technical efforts from concept definition through implementation and production transition.
  • Develop secure embedded and networked system architectures, including threat-informed design, attack surface reduction, vulnerability mitigation, and security trade studies.
  • Define technical strategies and roadmaps for secure embedded and networked platforms.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, firmware, networking, toolchain, business, external, and U.S. Government stakeholders.
  • Document technical approaches and innovations through patents, technical reports, publications, and engineering deliverables.
  • Shape and lead technical proposals and response strategies for internal opportunities and external customers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of 15 years of industry experience.
  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing and developing embedded networked products such as routers, switches, gateway devices, VPN devices, or cable modems.
  • Experience designing secure embedded systems across hardware, firmware, and software layers.
  • Experience with embedded processors or devices such as Xilinx, NXP, or Microchip, and with Linux or RTOS environments.
  • Experience developing networking protocols and network security capabilities in embedded software or firmware.
  • Experience with secure boot, roots of trust, trusted execution, cryptographic integration, or related platform security capabilities.
  • Strong C/C++ programming experience plus at least one additional language such as Rust or Ada.
  • Experience with NIST cryptographic algorithms and standards.
  • Active U.S. Government Security Clearance, with a minimum Secret Clearance and ability to obtain Top Secret; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance prerequisite.
  • Preferred experience includes High Assurance or Cross Domain Solution products, IPv4/IPv6 and other networking protocols, IPsec, IKE, UEFI, TPM, ARM TrustZone, Secure Boot, OpenSSL, wolfSSL, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, penetration testing, threat modeling, and security validation.

Benefits

  • Fully onsite in Grand Rapids, MI, five days per week.
  • Corporate relocation package is available for eligible candidates.
  • Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, HealthAhead, and Employee Assistance Program benefits.
  • GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, 401(k) matching and retirement contributions, and Fidelity planning resources.
  • Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time off.
  • Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary or commission plan.
  • Posting is expected to close on 11/30/26.

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About GE

10,000+ employees

GE is a public industrial company that designs and sells aircraft engines, power generation equipment, and related software and services to airlines, utilities, and governments. Following its restructuring, it operates through GE Aerospace and GE Vernova. Founded in 1892 and headquartered in Boston, it trades on the NYSE as GE and serves global aviation and energy markets.

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