Senior serial products responsible (senior RPS)

Thales Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Serial Products Responsible to oversee the production quality of defense radars. The ideal candidate will have 10 years of experience in radar production, a master's degree in radio frequencies, and strong leadership skills. This role also emphasizes the transfer of knowledge to junior UAE nationals. A dynamic workplace with opportunities for career development awaits qualified applicants.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in production of defense radars.
• Experience as a technician (integration, RF measurements) and production engineer.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Guarantee product quality during the full life cycle.
• Track performance KPIs and manage action plans.
• Transfer knowledge by training junior UAE National SPR.

Skills

Technical knowledge of defense radars products and systems

RF measurement

Near-field testing

Strong communication and leadership abilities

Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills

Education

Master/engineering degree in radiofrequencies

Job description

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible. Thales has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years, and today has over 300 employees. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and air traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi’s airport.

JOB OBJECTIVE

As part of its global footprint strategy, Thales Emarat Technologies (TET) is setting-up new state-of-the-art production facilities in the United Arab Emirates to produce locally a portfolio of legacy products in build-to-print mode and new products in build-to-spec mode.

Within the industrial competence center, the senior serial products responsible (SPR) is the technical authority for a given products portfolio under production and contributes to guarantee the competitiveness in line with both the industrial strategy and the products policy. The senior SPR is the direct technical interface of the domains and the technical competence centers during production activities.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Role of technical/product referent:

• Follow and guarantee the level of quality, the reliability and the maturity of the products during the full life cycle
• Guarantee the capitalization/return of experience for the future productions
• Define the applicable configuration during the production launch reviews
• Track performance KPIs to master the processes variability, and manage action plans to improve the performance
• Manage the technical relationship with the customers, including the management of anomalies, the management of corrective actions plans to fix the issues; document and track the anomalies’ fixing conclusions
• Contribute to obsolescence management with the BLs development teams
• Act as products technical referent for suppliers in close collaboration with tactical buyers and procurement teams
• Guarantee the validation of ECRs with participation to CCBs, and analyse the collateral financial impacts.
• Manage the application of the ECRs internally and within the supply chain
• Propose and manage action plans to improve the competitiveness

Role of production resilience enabler:

• Punctually reinforce the building blocks integration team if required
• Punctually reinforce the antennas integration team if required
• Punctually reinforce the near-field testing team if required

Role of mentor / transfer of knowledge:

• Contribute to the transfer of knowledge in the UAE by train a junior UAE National SPR (continuous training during 3/4 years)

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

10 years of experience in the production of defense radars, ideally with a double experience technician (integration, RF measurements including near-field tests) and production engineer

QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION & EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Master/engineering degree (or equivalent) in radiofrequencies with experience defence radar productions

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Technical knowledge of defense radars products and systems
• Knowledge of critical technologies required for this kind of applications
• Experience in production of radars and/or radars sub-systems
• RF measurement
• Near-field testing
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented mindset
• Strong communication and leadership abilities to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Appetite to transfer the knowledge
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment
• You speak English with strong communication skills. Arabic as a plus.

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