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You will ensure that the team is well organised, supported, and able to manage its priorities and deliver high-quality engineering work, while creating a healthy and collaborative team environment with open communication lines. The role requires strong people management skills and a solid understanding of software engineering, preferably within the space domain. If required, Team Leads may also contribute to discipline-specific work alongside their team members.\nSpecific tasks and responsibilities include:\nStrategic Alignment & Planning\nTranslate department goals and initiatives into clear team objectives and plans.\n\nDefine priorities, expected results, and assign team members to projects based on needs, competencies, and capacity.\n\nSupport resource planning in coordination with internal stakeholders, taking into account project demands and in-orbit customer support.\n\nEnsure the team develops the technical expertise and capacity needed to support current and future project requirements.\n\nTeam Leadership & Development\nLead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the OBDH team.\n\nBuild a cohesive team environment based on trust, open communication and mutual support.\n\nProvide professional guidance, mentorship, and support to team members.\n\nMonitor workload and progress, address issues, and escalate where necessary.\n\nConduct performance reviews and identify development and training needs in alignment with management.\n\nEncourage knowledge sharing and the continuous development of technical expertise within the team.\n\nProcess & Compliance\nDevelop, implement, and maintain team processes and improvements in alignment with company and department initiatives.\n\nEnsure team processes are documented and adhered to.\n\nCoordinate process improvements with other stakeholders, teams, and departments.\n\nEnsure team members comply with applicable processes, standards, rules, and regulations, and address deviations.\n\nPromote consistent engineering practices for embedded software development, testing, integration and verification across projects.\n\nCollaboration & Culture\nFacilitate effective collaboration with internal stakeholders, particularly Project Managers and other engineering teams.\n\nWork closely with the Operations team during satellite development, integration and in-orbit support.\n\nPromote a positive, professional, and supportive team environment.\n\nEncourage cross-functional knowledge sharing and alignment of technical activities with overall satellite system requirements.\n\nRequirements\nDegree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.\n\nAt least 4 years of experience in leading and managing engineering teams.\n\nSolid experience in software engineering, preferably embedded software development, software integration or system testing.\n\nExperience in software development and verification within complex systems; 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