About HALCONHALCON is a regional and international leader that offers next-generation Weapons Systems and Robotics Expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. HALCON has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems. This includes design, development, testing, manufacturing and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing. As well, we are faster and more flexible in meeting customer requirements.Job Summary:The Principle Project Engineer (Team lead) at Halcon manages high scale, complex and interconnected projects of the organization to achieve larger, long-term business objectives. The job incumbent leads and drives the allocated projects with strong attention to strategy, implementation, and delegation from concept to successful completion ensuring projects achieves strategic and operational needs of organization in terms of budget, quality and delivery targets.Key Accountabilities:
Support the Programme Manager in executing the best practice programme management vision, strategies, procedures, processes, systems, tools and standards to support the organization\'s strategic direction
Support System Engineer and design team in developing the System Engineering Management Plan, TEMP, QAP, CMP.
Work with business stakeholders to identify, validate and implement concepts, and align project outcomes with overall business and key stakeholder requirements
Plan, develop, execute and maintain the scope, deliverables, functional milestones, required resources, operating plans, budget, and timelines for all allocated projects
Ensure the conformity of project output against contractual requirements and objectives, as well as company norms and standards utilizing resources effectively over the full lifecycle of the contract
Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of internal resources as required
Manage project budgets and funding channels for maximum productivity, monitor expenditure and costs against delivered and realised benefits as the project progresses
Develop a project communications management plan to address the stakeholders needs and expectations and also provide key information in a timely manner
Find innovative ways to resolve problems or issues, systematically and effectively during the course of the project, such as optimizing and sharing resources across the project for obtaining maximum benefits
Develop project assessment protocols for evaluation, auditing and health checks on projects
Ensure project reviews are regularly and effectively conducted to drive plan, monitor and control the delivery of project to schedule, budget and to the agreed quality level
Ensure progress is monitored, risks identified and appropriate mitigation against non-delivery is invoked
Take ownership of the project management policy, guidelines and any associated documents
Implement and manage changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved
Ensure to provide project status and regular reporting on the project progress to the various Executive and Project Management entities.
Share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimise results and improve quality of delivery
Provide guidance to junior members of the team, coach and mentor junior team members and contribute to the knowledge of the office through collaborative exchange
Execute any of the departmental technical capabilities not limited to:
Simulation
Harness and connector document design reviews
Electronic procurement support
Trade analysis
Lab testing and hardware testing
Flight testing:
Pre-Flight Preparations
Flight Test
Post-Flight Analysis
Take responsibility for the design, implementation and improvement of engineering design and analysis tools in the department
Providing technical support and guidance to team members
Creating and maintaining technical documents like manuals, qualification documents, specifications etc.
Experience & Education Qualifications:
Minimum: 10+ years hands on experience Customer and Development Environment. Minimum: Bachelor\'s Degree or equivalent required.
Preferred: 8+ Similar experience in Defence industry with regional exposure. Preferred: Master\'s degree in Business Administration or related field / Project Management qualification
Working knowledge of safety critical development process
Knowledge of Electronic Systems fundamentals and development processes
Knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures
Knowledge of establishing project governance and financial management
MS Office, MS Project, MS Excel and Financial Database experience