Internal Development of Mechanisms and Robotics Systems
- Lead the definition of technical requirements, architectures and concepts for highly complex space mechanisms, mechatronic systems and robotic applications.
- Act as a technical authority for the discipline, supporting projects and engineering teams with expert knowledge, risk assessment and problem resolution across the full project lifecycle.
- Drive technical development activities for demanding and mission-critical systems from early concept studies through verification, qualification and delivery while balancing performance, manufacturability, reliability, cost, schedule and risk.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities and provide technical leadership across Mechanical, Structural, Thermal, Electrical, Software and Systems Engineering disciplines.
- Lead technical trade-offs and support key engineering decisions involving performance, reliability, manufacturability, verification, schedule, cost and risk.
- Lead mechanism- and robotics-related analyses and simulations, including motorization, kinematics, tribology and dynamic performance assessments.
- Define and assess mechanism architectures, drivetrain concepts, tolerance strategies, model philosophy and verification approaches for complex space systems.
- Lead and support Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) activities by providing technical direction during integration and test campaigns, driving anomaly investigations and ensuring successful verification and qualification of complex systems.
- Lead technical contributions to proposals, bids, feasibility studies, R&D activities and technology development projects, including future mechanisms and robotics technologies and mission concepts.
- Contribute to the development of engineering methods, tools, processes and core competencies within the department while mentoring and supporting engineers across different experience levels.
Technical Supply Management (TSM) of External Developments
- Act as Technical Supply Manager (TSM) and overall technical authority for externally developed, technically challenging mechanism, mechatronic and robotic subsystems.
- Serve as the primary technical interface between suppliers, project teams, customers and engineering disciplines throughout the project lifecycle.
- Define technical requirements, interfaces, technical budgets and acceptance criteria for subcontracted developments, ensure their proper flow-down to supplier level, and steer the closure of related technical issues.
- Review, challenge and steer supplier-proposed concepts, analyses, designs, manufacturing documentation and verification evidence to ensure compliance with project requirements.
- Lead technical reviews and milestones, including SRR, PDR, CDR, QR, TRR and associated close-out activities.
- Assess technical risks, non-conformances, waivers and deviations, and drive mitigation strategies together with suppliers and project stakeholders.
- Coordinate verification, qualification, acceptance and integration activities, including participation in major subsystem test campaigns and reviews, and drive the successful delivery of compliant and verified subsystems.
- Support proposal activities, supplier evaluations and technology roadmaps for future projects and business opportunities.
