Job Description:
A vacancy has arisen to lead the TSEDR2 team (Antenna System Design and Validation Spain), reporting to the Head of TSEDR – Antennas and RF products.
The mission of the TSEDR2 group is to deliver ongoing antenna projects, support future business by actively participating in the ongoing proposal campaigns and develop the product portfolio to serve future customer needs; in coordination with the other teams within TSEDR and TSED/TSE.
The TSEDR department has been recently created in order to bring together the antenna engineering activities across the Digital Payload Centre of Competence (CoC). The TSEDR department is a transnational team performing the design, development and validation of world leading spacecraft Antenna systems and equipment. The main focus of the group is advanced active antennas for communications payloads deploying the latest digital and analogue beam forming systems, along with other legacy products. The TSEDR team is responsible for all Antenna hardware design, development and validation and management of the Airbus antenna product portfolio and lifecycle (technology development, obsolescence etc). The group performs detailed mechanical, electrical and RF design and validation of Airbus payload antenna products. The department also delivers engineering support to manufacturing and test campaigns at both equipment and payload level across a range of antenna products.
The TSEDR team is composed of:
TSEDR1 – Antenna System Design and Validation UK
TSEDR2 – Antenna System Design and Validation Spain
TSEDR3 – Antenna Hardware Design Germany
TSEDR4 – Antenna Hardware Design UK
Active antenna project managers
Subject matter experts (Experts and Senior Experts)
Business manager dedicated to the group
We are looking for motivated and experienced candidates willing to lead the TSEDR2 group, which comprises a team of approximately 20 engineers.
This position will require security clearance or eligibility for clearance by the recognized authorities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountable for the OCOTOQ of the department deliverables:
Set and achieve departmental goals and objectives, which align with the overall mission and strategy of the CoC.
Manage the resources of their department, including personnel, budget, and equipment, to ensure that the department is operating efficiently and effectively.
Build and lead a team of employees, providing guidance, coaching, and support to help them achieve their individual and departmental goals.
Develop and Implement policies and procedures that ensure the department is operating in compliance with relevant Airbus standards.
Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency within the department, implementing changes as necessary to drive continuous improvement.
Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including other departments, senior leaders, customers, and partners, to ensure that the department is aligned with the overall goals and objectives of the CoC.
Accountable for the vetting on any inputs from his/her department into bids.
Accountable for the product roadmap in his/her perimeter
Give meaning and keep teams engaged
Report as required to the Head of Antennas and RF products (TSEDR).
The main interfaces of the role are with the other TSED and TSE entities, with TST organization and with our external customers.
Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency within the department, implementing changes as necessary to drive continuous improvement.
Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including other departments, senior leaders, customers, and partners, to ensure that the department is aligned with the overall goals and objectives of the CoC.
Accountable for the vetting on any inputs from his/her department into bids.
Accountable for the product roadmap in his/her perimeter
Give meaning and keep teams engaged
Report as required to the Head of Antennas and RF products (TSEDR).
The main interfaces of the role are with the other TSED and TSE entities, with TST organization and with our external customers.
SKILLS
Experience
7 years minimum in team management and/or Technical lead / Project Management of complex / advanced systems and/or projects in the following domains:
Space system telecommunication architectures and performance
Advanced payload solutions or payload equipment (passive/active antennas, digital processing/beam-forming, RF analogue products)
System Engineering: from design through to manufacturing and test/validation
Project management experience is desirable
Technical Knowledge
Telecommunication antennas and/or payload equipment (Active RF equipment, high speed digital processor solutions, active antennas, passive antennas …)
System/payload /software/hardware engineering life cycle
Space Quality standards
Personal skills
Ability to lead a multi- skill team within a complex multiple stakeholders’ environment
Strong sense of commitment and engagement to deliver OCOTOQ
Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize
Capable of working autonomously against tight deadlines
Change mindset, capability to challenge established ways of working
Qualification
A degree in Electrical, Electronic engineering, Physics
Desirable: RF/microwave/digital / radio communications/space communication Systems content
Language Skills
English: Negotiation level
Other information:
Full time job
Occasional travel within Europe and worldwide
WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?
At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:
Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
Attractive salary.
Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
Collective transport service in some sites.
Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
Special rates in products & benefits.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Defence and Space SAUEmployment Type:
Permanent-------
Experience Level:
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