System Integration & Test Lab Manager

System Integration & Test Lab Manager

Eutelsat Group

London, United Kingdom

Who You Are:

• You have practical experience of working with RF test equipment, networking and working in lab environment;
• You are sparked by a fast pace with new challenges, and the constant opportunity to invent new and more efficient ways of delivering for your team;
• You are collaborative, self-motived, creative and able to build strong relationships;
• You will work well with the wider Eutelsat Group engineering and program teams to integrate and deliver the functions and features of the lab;
• You will take ownership of running and enhancing the new lab facilities that will be used to regression test new releases, develop new features and user terminals;
• You are an experienced professional who is willing to take on any project and work with a team of experts to achieve great outcomes;
• You possess superb communication skills with the ability to work across organizational boundaries.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage and lead day to day operations of the SI&T Lab in the White City office to ensure optimal performance, reliability, access and uptime;
• Cross team collaboration to maintain connectivity, configuration and pro-active issue identification and resolution;
• Regular health checks and testing of lab equipment including RF testing, networking, hardware issues. Lead technical and IT issue resolution, co-ordinate with dedicated vendor support teams;
• Develop and implement efficient lab hardware, software and data management processes. Implement service management methodologies which include – incident, problem, capacity and others;
• Provide input on operational and budgetary requirements for lab maintenance and new equipment to server business needs as the capability matures;
• Automation to maintain lab hardware and software deployed by vendors;
• Facilitate installation of new user terminals across other Eutelsat sites to maintain a network of test terminals integrated with the core lab in White City;
• Maintenance of installed LEO terminals at Eutelsat owned satellite facilities which include Westcott, Rambouillet and others;
• Assist the System Integration & Test team in ongoing test and validation campaigns of new features and user terminals, which will use the lab as a test bed.

What It Takes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology. Master’s preferred;
• At least 5 years experience in a relevant industry – satellite communications, telecommunications with actual hands on experience of working in a lab environment and maintaining lab equipment and facilities;
• A pro-active drive to address risks before they become issues, and take ownership of issues through to resolution;
• Excellent networking experience which includes the ability to configure switches, routers, problem solving and tracing root cause of connectivity issues;
• Excellent understanding of RF engineering, 4G/LTE, QoS, usage of Qualcomm tools like QCAT/QXDM;
• Working ability to script in Python, Bash, Perl or similar languages;
• Experience with Linux, VMWare, AWS or other cloud providers;
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical skills;
• Strong logistical coordination skills, attention to detail & time management abilities;
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills;
• Understanding of the development and test lifecycle, and exposure to both Waterfall and Agile ways of working.

What We’d Love:

• Experience with LEO/MEO satellite systems and their systems CONOPS and systems performance variables and their optimization;
• Experience of working on bespoke systems in the satcoms industry;
• A collaborative approach to delivering and passion for learning;
• Experience with a variety of RF test equipment and software (Rohde & Schwarz), and field engineering experience;
• 5G experience and working with enterprise grade Nokia telecommunications kit.

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