Senior Director, Systems Engineering
Globalstar, Milpitas, CA, United States
As a
Senior Director, Systems Engineering , you will be responsible for leading a team of systems engineers that are responsible for defining, verification and monitoring of different parts of a Satellite wireless system including Satellites, Gateways and products. The Systems Engineering team is at the forefront for defining any new parts of the satellite system and this job requires vision to be able to drive innovation and compliance to the overall system needs.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Recruit, interview, hire, and train direct reports
Oversee the work and assignments of direct reports
Provide constructive and timely performance feedback
Handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
This role requires technical management of the teams requiring understanding of the systems engineering principles to drive the team.
Duties/Responsibilities
Drive the team to define system requirements for the satellite system including ground, satellite and products.
Drive the team to verify acceptance and testing of system requirements for any new part of the system to ensure overall system performance is met
Plan and conduct system end to end integration for new systems being developed
Drive the team to monitor system performance and guide them to find and resolve system issues during development of new systems.
Work with operations team to guide them to develop process to monitor system performance and guidance to be able to resolve the issues.
Provide guidance to the teams to develop data analytics tools to monitor system performance.
Work with regulatory teams to manage the regulatory requirements and licensing for the system.
Evaluate new business opportunities for applicability and support in the system
Perform various capacity analysis to meet business requirements
Ability to perform hands on debugging to help the team with finding system issues
Define and develop system tools to help with testing and analysis.
Skills and Competencies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interact clearly and concisely with all departments and levels of management
Excellent organizational skills with attention-to-detail
Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Matlab, Power Bi, Grafana
Experience with test equipment such as Spectrum analyzer, Network analyzer, Oscillocope, Power meters etc
Familiarity with NetSuite
Ability to motivate and lead teams to achieve objectives and service levels to the highest standards
Excellent planning and decision-making skills
Education, Experience, and Licenses/Certifications
Master’s degree in electrical engineering with 25+ years of experience in Satellite wireless communications
Physical Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel as needed
Willingness and ability to work after regularly scheduled hours as needed
Ability to sit at a desk for prolonged periods working on a computer (4 to 8 hours)
Ability to operate the equipment used for the job
Ability to lift 15 pounds at times
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job
Marginal Functions A review of this job description may have omitted some of the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the job duties and responsibilities. This job description, in no way, states or implies that these are the only duties and/or responsibilities to be performed by the employee in this position. The employee in this position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his/her supervisor.
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Senior Director, Systems Engineering , you will be responsible for leading a team of systems engineers that are responsible for defining, verification and monitoring of different parts of a Satellite wireless system including Satellites, Gateways and products. The Systems Engineering team is at the forefront for defining any new parts of the satellite system and this job requires vision to be able to drive innovation and compliance to the overall system needs.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Recruit, interview, hire, and train direct reports
Oversee the work and assignments of direct reports
Provide constructive and timely performance feedback
Handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
This role requires technical management of the teams requiring understanding of the systems engineering principles to drive the team.
Duties/Responsibilities
Drive the team to define system requirements for the satellite system including ground, satellite and products.
Drive the team to verify acceptance and testing of system requirements for any new part of the system to ensure overall system performance is met
Plan and conduct system end to end integration for new systems being developed
Drive the team to monitor system performance and guide them to find and resolve system issues during development of new systems.
Work with operations team to guide them to develop process to monitor system performance and guidance to be able to resolve the issues.
Provide guidance to the teams to develop data analytics tools to monitor system performance.
Work with regulatory teams to manage the regulatory requirements and licensing for the system.
Evaluate new business opportunities for applicability and support in the system
Perform various capacity analysis to meet business requirements
Ability to perform hands on debugging to help the team with finding system issues
Define and develop system tools to help with testing and analysis.
Skills and Competencies
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interact clearly and concisely with all departments and levels of management
Excellent organizational skills with attention-to-detail
Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Ability to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Matlab, Power Bi, Grafana
Experience with test equipment such as Spectrum analyzer, Network analyzer, Oscillocope, Power meters etc
Familiarity with NetSuite
Ability to motivate and lead teams to achieve objectives and service levels to the highest standards
Excellent planning and decision-making skills
Education, Experience, and Licenses/Certifications
Master’s degree in electrical engineering with 25+ years of experience in Satellite wireless communications
Physical Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel as needed
Willingness and ability to work after regularly scheduled hours as needed
Ability to sit at a desk for prolonged periods working on a computer (4 to 8 hours)
Ability to operate the equipment used for the job
Ability to lift 15 pounds at times
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job
Marginal Functions A review of this job description may have omitted some of the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the job duties and responsibilities. This job description, in no way, states or implies that these are the only duties and/or responsibilities to be performed by the employee in this position. The employee in this position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his/her supervisor.
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