Job Description:

Mobile Terminals Manager able to support the company strategic roadmap planning, and to assess the technical and market feasibility of product concepts

Lead and coordinate the research activities and the engineering activity of the Mobile Satcom team, supporting architecture, design, analysis, integration and test activities of airborne, railway, vehicular mobile satellite communication systems with main focus on X/Ku/KA/Q-V frequencies for LEO,MEO and GEO satellites

Take responsibility of the management, planning and execution of all the projects to meet critical delivery timelines in the Mobile Terminals area.

• Interface with other Project Managers, Engineering, Operations, Business Development/Sales and customers to identify product and service requirements.
• Conduct technology assessments and make key supplier selections.
• Establish thought leadership in the SATCOM area, furthering product innovation.
• Develop technical proposals for new investment approvals, budgets and source selection. Provide the NRE and on-going cost input for the business case.
• Work closely with Engineering to define product scope, detailed requirements, cost estimates, milestones, design and test plan.
• Generate subcontract SOWs and support creation of product development agreements.
• Lead the development of engagement with aviation technology partners, and application developers to assess market adoption progress, as well as evaluate issues, market challenges and new requirements, with incorporation of approved changes to the roadmap;
• Develop documentation including Product descriptions, Interface Documents, Feasibility Studies, Product Design;
• Lead the cross-functional development involving Engineering, Operations, Customer Services, and Business Units.
• Work with satellite terminal manufacturers for implementation of services on terminals to agree on the design and ensure that the solution can meet type approval requirements.
• Transition designs to manufacturing and in-life Product Management.
• Monitor and ensure requirements compliance throughout the delivery process, agreeing and documenting specification details.
• To manage one or several projects from the handover by the proposal team to the project closure.
• To ensure the On Time, On Cost, On Quality execution of the projects successfully achieving the defined schedule milestones.
• To regularly monitoring the execution of the project activities identifying and setting risks, and coordinating the assigned resources (internal and external) to ensure an adequate progress.
• To perform risk and opportunities management of the project developing, implementing and monitoring mitigation measures as required.
• To report, on a weekly basis, the status of the programme to the HO Space Business Line.
• To prepare the internal monthly reviews to present the programme progress status and financial performances to the management board (supported by the Project Management Office).

Education/Training:

• University Telecommunication/Electronic Engineering Degree/10-20 Year Degree
• Helpful/Preferred:
• PhD

Experience:

Essential Skill

• Knowledge of SATCOM technologies
• Deep Knowledge in antenna design and development especially for active array, phase array antennas, up-down conversion, optical BFN, digital beamforming and reflector antenna
• Link budget calculation
• Basic knowledge of satcom modem and waveforms
• Experience in the application of processes and frameworks for engineering approvals and certification verification, plus experience in the assessment and management of aircraft/railway/ modifications;
• Experience in RTCA-DO160 qualification test campaign;
• Experience in ARINC791, ARINC 429 interface;
• Hands-on set up and configuration of satellite terminals and associated network peripherals.
• Experience in product/service management product lifecycle.
• Technical background and experience delivering solutions to the Government market.
• Demonstrable effective project leadership and successful delivery and rollout of products and services meeting/exceeding technical and financial performance objectives.
• Experience with the processes for specification, selection, procurement, certification and rollout of managed communications solutions.
• Delivery of high quality work product and presentations suitable for external technical and marketing communications.

Desiderable skill

• Significant experience in telecommunications/wireless or associated technologies with demonstrable achievements in product development.
• Product Management background with experience managing multiple products from concept stage through to end-of-life.
• Strong drive and passion with a high degree of integrity.
• Strong communication style and ability to use all technologies to ensure clear communications.

Tool or product requirements:

• Good knowledge Project management tools
• COTS or custom link budget tools
• RF full wave analysis tools knowledge (e.g. CST , HFSS, TICRA, or equivalent)

Languages:

• Italian (nice to have)
• Fluency in English is required for the position

Behaviours:

• Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate effectively
• Creates and encourages effective two way communication
• Team-worker whose working style is highly collaborative in nature
• Promotes and demonstrates personal and professional development for self and others
• Encourages and supports innovation and creativity in others
• Creates a sense of urgency and purpose when appropriate to get things done
• Strong Leadership, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Flexible, reactive, resilient and pragmatic.
• Experience in dealing with stakeholders across all hierarchy levels.
• Good planning and organisational skills in a fast-changing and complex environment.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Italia S.p.A.

Contract Type:

Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido

Experience Level:

Professional / Expérimenté(e) / Professionell / Profesional

Job Family:

Elec.Electron.&Electromag,Optics&Optron. <JF-EN-ED>

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