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Telescope RAM and Logistics Engineer | Closing date: 2022-05-30 Contact: Hiring Manager |
An amazing opportunity for an experienced engineer with broad technical knowledge of the system engineering of high technology systems to join an international team and contribute to the delivery of one of the largest scientific facilities on the planet. | ▸ more | The Telescope RAM and Logistics Engineer will contribute to the overall System Engineering effort, providing direction and influencing activities leading to the creation of a Maintenance and Support Plan for the SKA Telescopes.
The Telescope RAM and Logistics Engineer will support the operations group by preparing the work to develop an engineering operations and support plan. They will work with the project and design engineers to ensure coherence at the system level, will determine, plan, and perform RAM and Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) at the telescope level, and will participate in the development of an LSA database and a Support Simulation Model. The Telescope RAM and Logistics Engineer will also participate in the development of a Data Module Requirement List (DMRL) and a Common Source Database (CSDB) at the observatory level, and will analyze the reliability and logistic problems with a focus on the optimisation of operational availability.
The Telescope RAM and Logistics Engineer will play a leading role in defining the maintenance plan and performance monitoring requirements for telescope operations, being responsible for the analysis and implementation of improvements to the plan during operations. They will also integrate the information from SKA construction contractors and be responsible for developing an interactive electronic technical publication for SKA engineering operations.
This role will be based at the SKAO Global Headquarters at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, UK, and flexibility around working hours will be accommodated in agreement with the Line Manager where operationally viable, ensuring telescope delivery is not impacted.
Key Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for the application of Reliability and Logistic Engineering on the SKA Telescopes and ensure good communication amongst the telescope teams.
- Develop a maintenance plan and guide colleagues, project members and the operational teams through the decision-making process to achieve an optimal maintenance solution.
- Monitor the Engineering and Telescope performance to ensure that the Operational Availability, KPIs and Cost objectives/budget are achieved.
- Lead and participate in failure analysis with operations and project team leaders on the development of telescope systems.
- Conduct Availability and Maintenance reviews to identify opportunities to improve the processes, facilities or equipment proposals to enhance operational efficiency.
- Maintain relationships between project management, systems engineering, and mission assurance.
- Manage the internal and external teams to ensure a high quality of service that meets safety, quality and performance standards.
- Produce technical reports, providing conclusions and recommendations, regarding Operational and Maintenance issues.
- Coach and mentor colleagues to share learning and experience, and contribute to the development of SKAO Engineering Performance capabilities.
- Represent SKAO and Operations at technical and professional forums to keep up to date with best practice.
- Support the continued development and evolution of SKA operations by developing engineering skills and keeping up to date with relevant developments within operations.
- Identify, assess, and understand potential safety and security implications of proposed activities, initiate the relevant action (and provide inputs to safety procedures) to ensure a safe and secure working environment.
- Regularly travel nationally and internationally as required.
Mandatory Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- University degree in Engineering, Physics, or other closely related and relevant fields.
- Broad technical knowledge of the system engineering of high technology systems, such as large observatories, space systems, telecommunications networks, nuclear power plants, military projects etc.
- Recognised technical expert in RAM and Logistics engineering with up-to-date knowledge of external issues (legislative, regulatory, best practice standards, safety etc.).
- Experience in Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) analysis, modelling and simulation of complex systems, Logistics Support Analysis (LSA), Support Simulation Modelling and Technical Publications requirements such as MIL-STD-1388-2B, Def Stan 00-60, ASD S1000D and IETM/IETP.
- Experience in critical technologies or major units within large RF systems, such as radio astronomy observatories or radars.
- Ability to adapt to the needs of a significant engineering and technical/scientific project, requiring a working knowledge or demonstrated ability to quickly learn about astronomical telescope infrastructure and/or software.
- Ability to understand the financial implications of reliability and support related problem areas.
- Excellent planning and organising skills, with the ability to delegate.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships with different internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to coach and mentor.
- Ability and willingness to travel nationally and internationally as required.
Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Membership of, or eligibility for membership of, recognised national or international system engineering institutes.
- Experience of the development, implementation and execution of integrated logistics processes in projects in high technology environments.
- Experience using Logistics Support Analysis and RAM modelling tools.
- Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management systems.
- Experience of working in a (radio) astronomical observatory or similar large-scale facility.
- Experience in using configuration management software.
- Experience in using collaboration environments such as Confluence and/or Jira ticketing system.
- Microsoft Word, Word Press, Acrobat (for PDF creation).
Full details and apply here: https://recruitment.skao.int/vacancy/telescope-ram-and-logistics-engineer-462526.html
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