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Optical Payload Production Manager
2016-05-12 13:08:40| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
One of our clients in the UK is looking for an Optical Payload Production Manager. This is a permanent role. The successful candidate will be managing the Optical Payload Assembly, Integration and Verification team. Key Tasks Ensure effective plans and adequate resources are in place to deliver the production element of imager payloads to the appropriate quality level, within project budget and schedule constraints. Work closely with the optical payload design team leaders to advise, guide and concurrently implement the production aspects of the payload and ensure all facilities are in place on time. Line manage the production team ensuring there is a complete skill base and there are no single point failures. There should be a focus on continued development of employees to have a wide skill base and a skills matrix should be maintained. Provide documentation and present at design, test and project reviews for both internal and external audiences. Ensure companys engineering policies and practices are implemented on the project, define and maintain optical payload specific processes. Prepare schedules and budgets for optical payload assembly. Oversee and maintain equipment required for the optical payloads such as TV chamber, CMM etc as well as the consumables, tidiness. Develop new processes and techniques to aid the future development and assembly of optical payloads, including software as required for the GSE. Manage storage of MGSE and reliable EGSE equipment processes. Support of training programmes for both internal customer engineers. Own and maintain a department roadmap, thinking to future new techniques, developments and efficiencies. Qualifications Degree in engineering or a science discipline preferred although proven track record in management ideally in precision instrument design will be considered. Experience Proven experience of spacecraft optical payload assembly and test, ground based precision instruments will be considered with appropriate other experience. People management in a dynamic environment. Proven detailed scheduling and budgeting. Experience working in clean rooms, ideally with facility operational background including typical equipments such as TV chamber, CMM. Proven experience and detailed knowledge of electrical, mechanical and optical test equipment ideally including experience with interfacing software such as labview. Knowledge Skills Practical and proven handson abilities for both flight build as well as ground and development test activities with good attention to detail. Good team working and management skills, together with the ability to interface with others at all levels. Good communication and presentation skills. Must be flexible during peak periods both in the UK and abroad. Full, clean driving licence. Good use of MS programmes, CAD software would be an advantage.
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Category:Transportation and Logistics