Satellite Operations Engineering Team Leader (UK - Other) Job Description
Reference number: GPUK-SCO13-011
Background:
Avanti Communications sells satellite data communications services to telecoms companies which use them to supply enterprise, institutional and consumer users.
Avanti's first satellite, called HYLAS 1, launched in November 2010 and was the first superfast Ka-band satellite launched in Europe. Avanti's second satellite, called HYLAS 2, was launched in August 2012 and extends Avanti's coverage to Africa, the Caucasus and the Middle East.
HYLAS 3, due for launch in 2015, will provide further capacity in the EMEA region
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Grow the Satellite Operations Engineering team to support fleet operations;
- Assist in specification, selection, implementation, test and acceptance of operations tools for operations;
- Assist in preparing Satellite Operations Facility for operations, to include integration and test of:
- Physical location;
- IT infrastructure;
- Control system;
- Develop Satellite Operations Engineering team through training and mentoring;
- Hold subsystem expertise, managing / attending relevant reviews at subsystem, spacecraft and system level and ensuring that relevant Avanti engineering procedures are carried out properly;
- Take responsibility for ensuring correct ARB process is supported as required by Director of Satellite Operations;
- Line manage team, including setting objectives, performance management and arranging shift patterns;
- Liaise with heads of other operational teams as required;
- Provide on-call support and initiate internal escalation chain where appropriate;
- Take responsibility for managing routine monitoring, supporting operational activities such as scheduling and manoeuvres, regular reporting, health analysis, trending, lifetime analysis;
- provide critical review of operations status and proposal of timely solutions;
- Suggest and implement future improvements to satellite operations;
- Work closely with the procurement team to ensure system design flows into the operations environment.
Overseas travel will be required to support activities.
Satellite Operations Engineering Team Leader (UK - Other) Job Requirements
Skills and Qualifications required:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent in Physics, Maths or an appropriate engineering discipline;
- Significant proven operational satellite experience, preferably communications satellites at GEO;
- Experience with satellite simulators;
- Fluent in English;
- Ability to work independently and effectively;
- Significant proven personnel management skills;
- Ability to manage own workload and set team objectives and priorities, delegating as required;
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to coach and develop junior team members;
- • Excellent project management and organisational skills;
- • Excellent understanding of the procedural approach to operations;
- Fully literate with standard desktop tools;
- Self-motivated, flexible and dynamic;
- Significant proven related management experience.
Reporting to: Satellite Operations Director
Note Remuneration will be related to skills and experience.
In addition to the above responsibilities, the jobholder is required to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the supervisor/line manager from time to time.
Satellite Operations Engineering Team Leader (UK - Other) Application Information
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Satellite Operations Engineering Team Leader (UK - Other) Summary
| Education Backgrounds: |
Mathematics
Physics
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| Specialties: |
Control systems
Dynamical behaviour
Project Management
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| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors)
Postgraduate (Masters)
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| Experience: |
10 - 15 years
2 - 5 years
5 - 10 Years
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| Languages spoken: |
English
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| Job Location: |
Other, England |
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