Key Responsibilities

* Monitor teams discipline when working on assigned tasks. Ensure they are always working efficiently and challenge the team to perform to the expected standard / quality. Raise any issue of discipline firstly with the person involved setting expectations and escalate if no resolution.

* The team leader is an extension of the Test Management team and is required to tackle these issues head on and ensure discipline is maintained at all times.

* Management of all cleanroom operational processes owned by the payload test team for all payload test phases.

* Work with the Lead Engineers to agree the 'daily contract' of work to be carried out and highlight any difficulties based on skill, resource, tools, and means. Identify any opportunities that may not have been considered in the plan to improve the efficiency.

* Support the RF Lead in forward planning and looking at what tests are planned in the near term to ensure that paperwork, test aids and skills are available.

* The Test Team Leader is empowered to red-line the procedures / WIS in agreement with either the RF Lead; the process owner or the process manager.

* Liaise with RF Systems teams when required to notify them of status and gain approval to move onto next priority. e.g. at the end of alignment planes.

* Resolve issues locally where possible following AIT processes, escalating via the SQCDP meetings, Test Management or using on call when out of hours.

* Lead the SQCDP meetings with the operations and project teams. Encouragement of the team to highlight issues and record against the metrics for resolution.

* On projects, the test team leader has the responsibility of taking first action following anomaly or deviation i.e. the test team leader is responsible for logging into Pandora and carry out first level diagnosis.

Required Experience:

* Electrical and/ or RF Engineering skills

* Experience in Electrical Test environment

* HND or Degree in Electrical / Electronic discipline, Electrical Test Engineering or RF & Communications

* Management and/ or Team leading experience, with leadership abilities

* Aerospace, Communications, Automated Test Equipment development

* Strong Electrical/RF test measurement experience

* Utilisation of automated test systems; including ATE Test Hardware & Software development

* COTS digital test equipment experience

Desired Experience:

* Cleanroom experience

* Electrical Test System Design / validation / experience

* Previous experience of telecoms payload test

* Security clearance to SC level