About the position
PURPOSE
The Telescope Engineering Manager must have extensive experience in managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams and programmes. They should also have a strong understanding of developing maintenance strategies, maintenance planning, execution,
coordination and asset life cycle management. In addition to this, it is essential that the Telescope Engineering Manager has excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage their team and liaise with other departments. The Telescope Engineering Manager will be responsible for building a team of engineers with extensive domain knowledge of all technologies that are fundamental to the operation and maintenance.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and manage the implementation of the asset care and asset lifecycle management strategy to ensure the telescope and infrastructure availability.
- Responsible for all off-site/D-level maintenance of telescope and infrastructure components and subsystems.
- Provide engineering support to the telescope construction project.
- Develop and monitor the implementation of the telescope and infrastructure long term maintenance plans.
- Develop, implement, and optimize engineering policies, procedures, and processes.
- Introduction of world class maintenance standards to ensure low-cost asset availability and reliability.
- Develop and implement asset condition monitoring and condition-assessments systems and projects to ensure long term reliability.
- Drive continuous improvement programmes.
- Ensure Operational Readiness for new assets in terms of maintainability, spares availability, skilled maintenance and operational personnel and technical support and facilities.
- Benchmark, source, implement and monitor systems and tools to ensure effective asset lifecycle management and keeping abreast of latest market developments, training and ensuring correct deployment.
- Ensure compliance with all legal, environmental, quality, occupational health and safety and risk management legislation, standards, and best practices.
- Responsible for the development and management of engineering projects, contracts, and service level agreements.
- Line and performance management of engineering staff.
- Manage the departmental budget within prescribed parameters.
- Develop technical skills base by mentoring and training graduate engineers.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
QUALIFICATION:
- B-Tech (+9 years
- experience) in electronics/electrical/mechanical engineering or similar equivalent relevant
- /B.Eng. Degree (+8 years
- experience) in electronics/electrical/mechanical engineering or similar equivalent relevant
- PhD or Masters
- Degree (+7 years
- experience) in electronics/electrical/mechanical engineering or similar equivalent relevant
- Must be registered or eligible for registration with ECSA as a professional engineer or technologist.
- Government certificate of competency (GCC) is desirable
EXPERIENCE
- B-Tech coupled with 9+ years
- experience in leading and managing complex engineering and large scale high-technology projects with a proven record of delivery
- /BEng Degree coupled with 8+ years
- experience in leading and managing complex engineering and large-scale high technology projects with a proven record of delivery
- PhD or Master's Degree coupled with 7+ years
- experience in leading and managing complex engineering and large scale high[1]technology projects with a proven record of delivery
- Broad domain understanding of technologies and methodologies relevant to Radio Astronomy (Antennas/Receivers, Cryogenic cooling systems, control systems, mechanical systems, electrical systems)
- Extensive domain knowledge of at least one of the technologies that is fundamental to Radio Astronomy (Mechanical Structures, Digital
- Electronics, Digital Signal Processing, Radio Frequency Electronics, High Performance Computing, and Electrical Power Systems).
KNOWLEDGE:
- Structure and manage a team of engineers and technicians that will be able to deliver on projects assigned to the engineering division and engage strategically and technically with stakeholders.
- Set, communicate and implement long term strategies for the Engineering Division to ensure a transformed and internationally recognised Radio Astronomy Instrumentation capability is sustained within the Organisation.
- Exercise a substantial degree of independent professional responsibility and discretion, working to broad parameters and policy guidance
- Manage and participate in multi-disciplinary projects
- Monitor and report on financial, schedule and technical status of their projects
- Manage budgeting process for the Engineering Division and monitor and control of expenditure against allocated budgets
- Set quality and professional standards and ensure quality assurance is maintained on their programs
- Facilitate effective communication and workflow both internally and externally
- Communicate effectively in English (both written and verbally)
Desired Skills:
- Communicate effectively in English (both written and verbally)
