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• Deputise if required for the MID Lead AIV Engineer.


• Supporting establishment and overseeing a small competent SARAO team as well as providing a high standard of technical support and safety management to all areas of the Integration Test Facility.


• Integrating and maintaining a subset of the MID Telescope (System Under Test) and its Test Environment at the ITF, developing procedures and scripts for automatic and remote testing and logging of the system under test.


• Leading and providing technical expertise and guidance for evaluation, verification and performance review of the System Under Test.


• Supporting the MID Telescope System Requirements verification in the Integration Test Facility, coordinating with the AIV MID Team workflows and procedures at the ITF and being followed on-site.


• Attending training provided by international suppliers and providing technical training to the AIV MID Team, Science Commissioning and Operation users.


• Cooperating with the Project Office Planning Manager, the MID PDT and the MID AIV Manager in the development, reviewing and optimization of the planning and preparation of the Integration Test Facility and on-site AIV activities.


• Attending and supporting test activities at suppliers and prototype integration facilities.


• Occasional national and international travel to suppliers will be required (typically 3-4 times a year for one or two weeks).
  

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant professional experience (typically at least three years) in the AIV and commissioning of large multidisciplinary high technology projects.


• A proven track record of successfully addressing hardware and software issues with suppliers, with the ability to  identify, manage and solve complex and novel technical issues through engineering analysis and out of the box thinking.


• A proven record of successful technical delivery in the field of assembling, integrating, testing and verifying of large electronic multidisciplinary projects.


• A good understanding of standard Project Management tasks and concepts, such as structural breakdowns, schedule and resource planning, change and risk management, in order to be able to deputise for the Lead Engineer.


• Be able and keen to build, develop and lead a small engineering team, working as part of a larger team.


• Be able to communicate with and influence effectively senior technical experts.
  


• Be a flexible team player who is adaptable to change.


• Be willing and able to travel as required.

• Membership of or eligibility for membership of recognised national or international system engineering institutes.


• Experience in design verification for volume production and/or in large-scale manufacturing and assembly.


• Experience in the area of Quality Assurance.


• Software development and integration for scientific projects.


• Knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).


• Experience of leading and managing a team.


• Experience of Project Management.