RF Electronics Production Lead

SKA South Africa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

National Research Foundation (NRF) / South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) in Cape Town is seeking a Production Team Lead to plan, schedule and monitor production processes for specialist radio astronomy equipment. You will coordinate with vendors, staff and management to meet manufacturing requirements and establish production and quality processes.

Responsibilities include managing a production team, contractor and supplier oversight, production planning and maintaining facilities

Qualifications

• ND Engineering with 9 years of experience.
• B.Tech Engineering with 5 years of experience.
• Valid driver licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage a production team producing specialist equipment for radio astronomy applications.
• Establish and maintain production and quality processes.
• Contractor and supplier management.
• Production planning, scheduling and monitoring production processes.
• Maintain production facilities and equipment.

Skills

Leadership & supervision

Vendor coordination

Production planning

Data analytics

RF testing knowledge

Python scripting

Quality systems

Education

ND Engineering

B.Tech Engineering

Tools

Linux

Python scripting

IPC standards

Job description

National Research Foundation (NRF) / South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) in Cape Town is seeking a Production Team Lead to plan, schedule and monitor production processes for specialist radio astronomy equipment. You will coordinate with vendors, staff and management to meet manufacturing requirements and establish production and quality processes.

Responsibilities include managing a production team, contractor and supplier oversight, production planning and maintaining facilities