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Surrey Satellite Technology

• Guildford, England, United Kingdom
  
  

• Ensure effective plans are in place to deliver all work and work packages, to the appropriate quality level, within project budget and schedule constraints.
• Interface with Project Engineering to ensure the needs of the project are met.
• Ensure team level policies and procedures are in place to allow consistent and coherent team output, in line with SSTL approach to Engineering as defined in the White Paper.
• Ensure risks are identified, managed and communicated to Projects and Engineering.
• Understand the skills matrix within the Team and ensure the team has the skills required to deliver current & future projects in line with the business plan and there is a viable plan in place to retain & develop team members with a particular view to succession planning and single point failures.
• Work with the PM’s, Group leaders and other TL’s to identify and resolve any resource conflicts or problems before they impact upon project progress.
• Develop, train and mentor team members, ensuring the team remain current in their areas of technical excellence.
• Ensure that all the Work Package Managers in the team meet their requirements of their Work Package Descriptions, and that their plans are valid, achievable and coherent with SSTL working practices.
• Ensure the forward resource load is maintained and staffing levels are in line with the needs of SSTL.
• Define and implement subsystem development strategy to support Company Product Development strategy.
• Support bidding activities as required.
• Work with BDS to develop and market Imager product lines.
  
  

• Several years of mixed signal, analogue and digital hardware engineering experience.
• Line management experience.
• Good track record with planning and meeting budgets/schedule.
• Proven track record of strong leadership skills
• Experience in Imaging field highly desirable
  
  

• A degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, able to influence, persuade and negotiate with people at all levels (externally & internally) as well as to assist in reaching compromises when there are conflicting requirements
• High degree of organisation, self-motivation and initiative
• Good team working skills, together with the ability to interface with others at all levels
• Good presentation skills and customer facing skills
• Results orientated with a strong drive to deliver
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Pro-active and able to take initiative
• Excellent planning and organising skills
• Highly organised with clear communication skills
• Ability to work simultaneously on a variety of projects
• Able to work autonomously and using own initiative
• Excellent inter-personal skills - both written and oral communications; ability to interface with customers and technical representatives
• Decision making and creative problem solving skills
• Ability to multi-task and deliver both immediate and longer term tasks
• Proven ability to deliver solutions under pressure and to tight timescales
• Good knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project
• Able to demonstrate company mindsets and behaviours; Be accountable, Drive & delivery, Communicate effectively, Self-manage effectively, Work as one team
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Defense & Space

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