Executive Manager: Product Development Rocket Mortors

SUMMARY:
Urgently seeking an Executive Manager: Product Development Rocket Mortors, Warheads and Aircraft Bombs in Somerset West. Responsible for leading the group tasked with the development of new warheads, rocket motors and aircraft bombs for international and local clients.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:

• ·  BSc/BEng/BTech in Engineering. (Mechanical or Aeronautics). Post-graduate qualification in Gasdynamics preferred
• ·    Minimum 5 years’ experience in the development process of ammunition or sub-  systems for rockets and missiles. 8 to 10 years preferable
• ·       Good interpersonal, facilitation and conflict management skills.
• ·       Good communication, planning and organizing skills.
• ·       Experience in line management functions required
• ·       Strong computer skills
• ·       Highly organized and self-motivated.

Key Performance Areas:

• ·     Leads the technical group responsible for the development of new warheads, rocket motors and aircraft bombs for international and local clients

·       Strengthen and develop the technical knowhow and capabilities to support future warhead, rocket motor and aircraft bombs strategies.
·       Contribute to the strategic planning of Product Strategies.
·    Plan and manage the allocation of manpower and budgets in the group to ensure effective execution of projects and optimum use of available people.
·    Take final responsibility for the Technical Performance, Quality of projects being executed in the Group.
·     Conduct and execute succession planning in such a way that Critical Skills are timely identified and successors are appointed and mentored to ensure continuity in core capability.
·   Execute line management functions (Budgeting, Performance Management, succession planning, etc.)
·     Provide support for NBD&S during marketing campaigns, proposal preparation and customer technical complaints
·      Provide technical support to production or Quality during investigations.


A comprehensive CV with a covering letter and Certificates to be loaded on the MECS portal.
CLOSING DATE: 12 May 2021

 Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days after closing, please consider your application unsuccessful.

 

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