Telescope Engineering Manager

SUMMARY:
The Telescope Engineering Manager is part of the Engineering Operations team and will be responsible for managing the telescope engineering team. The telescope engineering team are essential to the construction, commissioning, and operational success of the SKA-MID radio telescope project. They will be responsible for ensuring that the telescope and its associated infrastructure are maintained to the highest industry standards, while enabling the telescope's reliability and availability, and the success of the science mission.

POSITION INFO:
JOB DESCRIPTION

• Develop and manage the implementation of the asset care and asset lifecycle management strategy to ensure the telescope and infrastructure availability.
• Responsible for all OEM and D-level maintenance of telescope and infrastructure components and subsystems.
• Provide engineering support to the SKA-MID 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.

• 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, AND
• Professional registration: must be registered as a professional engineer or technologist.
• Government certificate of competency (GCC) is desirable

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