Advanced Lead Engineer - Fleet Management

Role Overview

Advanced Lead Engineer - Fleet Management at GE Aerospace. This role is based in the United Arab Emirates, with offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Airport Freezone.

Company Overview

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace company with over 40 years of presence in the United Arab Emirates. The organization operates an On Wing Support Center, partnership engineering, testing, and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facilities across the country, and the Middle East Technology Center focused on solutions for the region's hot and harsh environment. The culture emphasizes respect for people and community engagement through grants and philanthropic programming.

Role Purpose

To enhance services technology by integrating customer data and capturing engines and products reliability, availability, maintenance, safety, and performance parameters. This role combines technical leadership in fleet management with direct people management responsibility, supporting the installed base and driving continuous improvement in operational execution.

Key Responsibilities

Fleet Management & Support

• Support installed base including customer issue resolution, fleet issues, and service bulletin implementation.
• Monitor and manage fleet diagnostics, configuration, and data.
• Manage outages and maintain comprehensive fleet data.

People Management & Development

• Provide direct people management responsibility including staffing and performance development.
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Convey performance expectations and handle sensitive issues.
• Develop skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field.

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Execute policy and strategy using in-depth knowledge of technical discipline and analytical thinking.
• Propose solutions outside set parameters to address complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and interdependent production cycles.
• Leverage knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others.
• Demonstrate awareness of competition and market differentiators.

Project & Decision Leadership

• Lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements.
• Use technical experience and analytical thinking to arrive at decisions.
• Consult multiple internal and limited external sources outside own teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced experience in Engineering, Technology, and Fleet Management.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or high school diploma with relevant experience (knowledge level comparable to Bachelor's degree).
• For roles in USA: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience in relevant job family group or function.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes.