Technical Product Manager : Airborne Ew

Saab Seaeye; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 80 000 - 120 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and security firm is seeking a Technical Product Manager for their Airborne EW division in Gauteng, South Africa. This role involves designing and managing product requirements to meet end-user expectations throughout the lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess experience in technical management and be proficient in product lifecycle management, testing, and system engineering. Join a team that influences product development through emerging technology applications and robust testing protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical management and product lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of system engineering and requirement specifications.
• Proven ability in testing and evaluation processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and support competitive products throughout their lifecycle.
• Ensure technical integrity and manage product requirements.
• Conduct testing and support for product developments.

Skills

Technical management

Product lifecycle management

Testing and evaluation

System engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Technical Product Manager : Airborne EW

The Technical Product Manager (TPM) : Airborne EW is responsible for designing and supporting competitive products that meet and exceed market and end-user requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Your role

The TPM ensures the technical integrity of baseline products in the Product Life Cycle Management (PLCM) process by capturing, verifying and validating results to maintain and support current generation products and establish new baseline products utilizing emerging technologies.

Product Requirements

• Determine product requirements through information gathering using portfolio vision, the product strategy from the product plan, customers, marketing etc.

Technology and Roadmap

• Compare trends and remain up to date with relevant technologies within SAAB and in the open market and provide feedback and guidance to Product Managers and Technical Design Authorities.
• Influence the technical product roadmap by providing proposed solutions by introduction of new technologies, product re-use and adaptation.
• Participate in drafting such technical development product roadmaps and influence the Product Manager, TDA's and other key stakeholders in terms of prioritization and funding of product roadmaps.
• Adapt system requirements based on the approved roadmap.
• Advise Product Manager on Make or buy product recommendations.

Technical Management

Ensure there is a relevant set of management plans for the product including System engineering management Plan, Test and evaluation Management Plan, Logistic Support Plan, Configuration management plan, Quality management Plan etc.

Develop, maintain and baseline a set of generic system requirements including System requirement specifications, interface requirements, subsystem requirements, installation requirements, environmental requirements, logistic requirements etc, all to be captured in DOORS and ensure customer projects use the generic content to the extent possible.

Develop, maintain and baseline a set of generic acceptance tests and results.

Testing and Support

Conduct robustness and limit testing using Target System Test opportunities.

Review Target System Test and Evaluation Master Plans.

Provide Target Systems Support by assisting with initial planning for new programs, supporting allocated target project teams, influencing system demonstrations and trails planning, and participate in customer reviews and audits.

Review and co‑sign sub‑systems requirement specification and deviations.

Ensure full requirements traceability between System to Software and LRU / SRUs, and between project specification and system requirement specification.

Manage lifecycle processes, including obsolescence management, end of production.

Oversee day‑to‑day technical tasks and activities related to the R