A vacancy has arisen to lead the Antenna System Design and Validation Spain Team reporting to the Head of Antennas and RF products.
The mission of the department 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.
Thedepartment has been recently created in order to bring together the antenna engineering activities across the Digital Payload Centre of Competence (CoC). The 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 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 team is composed of:
- Antenna System Design and Validation UK
- **Antenna System Design and Validation Spain**
- Antenna Hardware Design Germany
- Antenna Hardware Design UK
- Active antenna project managers
- Subject matter experts (Experts and Senior Experts)
- Business manager dedicated to the group
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
- The main interfaces of the role are with the other entities
- 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
- The main interfaces of the role are with the other entities
**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 engin