Test Cells Team Leader

3 weeks ago


Pitstone, United Kingdom Safran Electrical & Power Full time

Job Summary

This role is responsible for leading the Test and Means function at Safran Electrical & Power, overseeing the management of the Test, Means and Laboratory team, and ensuring the successful delivery of Validation and Verification activities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Engineering V&V environments, facility and HSE management, and people management & leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the Test, Means and Laboratory team, comprising circa 10 permanent engineers, including Senior Engineer work package owners and additional contractor resources / external work packages.
  • Responsible for supporting the definition and flow down annual Business Objectives, including monitoring and corrective action to ensure they are achieved.
  • Define the overall testing schedule for all SEP programmes, ensuring all Test and V&V activities are effectively communicated, planned for, and delivered on time and on cost.
  • Manage the EMC, Electronic and Engineering Test Laboratory, ensuring they are maintained, calibrated, and developed to support current and future products in line with the overall V&V Strategy.
  • Ensure agreed staffing and skill levels are achieved and maintained in line with Business needs.
  • Lead the Test and Means function to resolve highly complex and unusual problems.
  • Financial Responsibilities for Capital Expenditure and Operational Expenditure (OPEX) budget management for General Equipment Maintenance and Repair of circa £250k annually.
  • Ensure the highest value for money in terms of Engineering economic performance.
  • Accountable for the technical quality of all deliverables from the Test & Means team.
  • Accountable for defining and co-ordinating the resource requirements for the team in terms of staff numbers, equipment, and facility requirements as well as tools and methodologies.
  • Accountable for developing and maintaining sufficient breadth and depth of technical skills and competency to meet the evolving needs of the Business.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in an appropriate Engineering V&V environment (or a relevant Engineering qualification).
  • Extensive experience in Validation and Verification activities and process from development to qualification testing.
  • Extensive experience in facility and HSE management in a similar environment (e.g. a Test House).
  • Proven people management & leadership skills with significant experience in managing a large group of engineers, or large projects.
  • Capability to build credibility with stakeholders and work effectively with multi-discipline teams.
  • Robust planning skills.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Sound judgment and strong decision making.
  • Change management facilitator.
  • Ability to motivate others to deliver high performance.
  • Resource management, forecasting & demand management.
  • Experience of ISO/IEC 17025 would be advantageous.

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