Senior Director, AI Architecture

GE Aerospace

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Work type
On-site
Location
Evendale, OHLynn, MAGrand Rapids, MI
Salary
$176,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $206k
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This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $210,333–$288,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $249k for comparable roles.

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About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace (General Electric Aerospace) designs and produces commercial and military jet engines, components, and integrated systems for aircraft manufacturers and airlines worldwide. Industry: Aerospace & Aviation Engines

GE Aerospace currently has 40 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Director, AI Architecture

Sr. Director, AI Architecture serves as the senior technical leader for the team building AI-enabled engineering capabilities within an aero engine and propulsion organization. This role establishes reference architectures, selects high-value use cases, validates feasibility through proof of concept builds, and manages a team of AI engineers. The position involves developing roadmaps for data pipelines, model deployment, and integration with PLM and simulation toolchains like CFD and FEA. Key technologies include LLMs, retrieval augmented generation, vector databases, agentic orchestration, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. The role addresses complex propulsion and turbomachinery engineering problems across design, manufacturing, and sustainment. Candidates must navigate aerospace constraints including ITAR, CMMC, and RMF requirements while ensuring AI solutions are physically credible within the context of aerodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, and material science for safety-critical hardware.

What you'll do

  • Define the reference architecture for AI-enabled engineering capabilities across propulsion and turbomachinery product lines.
  • Develop an implementation roadmap for AI tools integrated with the digital thread, PLM systems, and existing simulation toolchains.
  • Establish governance protocols for data security, export control (ITAR/CMMC), and compliance in classified environments.
  • Lead research and proof-of-concept builds to evaluate emerging technologies like LLMs, RAG, and agentic orchestration.
  • Manage the full model lifecycle including evaluation against engineering ground truth, versioning, monitoring, and retraining.
  • Mentor a team of AI engineers by providing technical guidance, reviewing designs, and removing development blockers.
  • Manage the budget, operating plan, and recruitment for the AI engineering function.
  • Serve as the primary technical interface to enterprise platform, data, and security departments.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a STEM major.
  • 10 years of experience including production AI/ML systems, enterprise scale architecture, and technical team leadership.
  • Must be a U.S. Person (Citizen, Permanent Resident, Asylee, or Refugee) to access export-controlled information.
  • Ability to maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
  • Proficiency in the physics and engineering of aero engines, including aerodynamics, combustion, and materials.
  • Experience with LLM, retrieval augmented generation, vector databases, and agentic orchestration frameworks.
  • Experience delivering within aerospace constraints such as ITAR, CMMC, RMF/ATO, and other export controls.
  • U.S Citizenship.

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