Senior Program Manager

We have a position for a design engineer to take responsibility for new electro-mechanical product design, development and verification on various projects working within a multidisciplinary

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications:

degree in Engineering (preferably electronic, mechanical or mechatronic) from a recognized

Experience (ideally within aerospace or defence industry):

High-reliability electronic product design, realisation and environmental testing (>3 years)

Schematic creation and simulation (>3 years) (preferably Altium Designer)

Embedded software development (>3 years) (C, C++)

Mechanical design (preferably Solid Works)

Requirements

Additional knowledge areas that would strengthen the application:

Masters Degree

Optical/Optomechanical system design

Python programming and realization (>3years)

FPGA development (VHDL based) (>3 years)

Thermal and/or structural analysis

Project Management (MSProject or other)

Job Specification

Design and develop electronics based products used in spacecraft related systems and their associated design documentation, test procedures and calibration systems:

Attending requirement and proposal discussions with clients when

Derive technical specifications for system requirements based on market and/or Customer

Research, develop and testing of theoretical and conceptual

Derive component requirements for the electronic design using traceable and qualified

Simulate/test the design at various levels, ensuring that a product will work with adequate design margins and will perform reliably and consistently in specified operation

Documentation and review of all aspects during design

Design and develop embedded firmware for micro-controller and FPGA based

Test the hardware and firmware; implement corrections as

Mechanical design of enclosures and interfaces, interacting with sub-contractors and resolving manufacturing

Development of production documentation

Personality Qualities

Positive self-motivated, self-starter attitude

Innovative thinking outside the box

Responsible

Team player

Good written and oral communication skills

Customer focused

Able to persuade and influence others

Ability to bounce back

Flexible and able to multi-task, can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment

Resourcefulness in setting

Languages

English (essential)

Afrikaans (beneficial)

Location: South Africa

Job Type: Full Time

Job Carrier Level: Executive

Job Experince: 1-3 Years

Job Gender: Any

Job Qualification: