Head of Test Facilities

Job Description:

Airbus Crisa (TSAI) is the organization within Airbus DS - Space Systems in charge of design, development and production of Avionics Equipment for Space applications, both to Airbus DS internal customer and for external customers.

Within Operations and Programs section, Test Operations is the department in charge of flight HW verification either at assembly level or at unit level.

As a member of the Test Operations department and in the role of Facilities Management Team Leader, manages, leads, develops and engage the team to meet time, quality, cost and safety requirements.  His/her main activities will be the following in line with Airbus leadership model:

•    To manage the different testing teams in the testing facilities, i.e., vibration testing, thermal testing, electromagnetic test, instrumentation.
•    Organize daily work with the team anticipating problems and driven improvement solutions ensuring effective communication within the team and key interfaces. Ensuring delivery safely at required date, required quality level and right cost (e.g. manage factors affecting costs: training, tooling, consumables budgets, and outstanding works) 
•    Ensure operational control by effectively managing workload and resources, developing cross-functional teamworking and applying practical problem solving tools. 
•    Maintain the operational excellence and ensure the customer (projects) satisfaction by contributing to Operations delivering electronic modules and units on time, on cost, on quality.
•    To plan and follow the testing activities according the projects production overall plan with the required quality.
•    Regular exchange with the Test Planification Manager and different test team leaders to get update of project schedule.
•    Testing facilities cost budgeting and control.
•    Materials and means for testing readiness assessment.
•    To evaluate the production issues and problems to solve any potential pain point and trace it as lesson learnt.
•    To perform the regular performance interviews, i.e., annual TCO, team reviews, compensation.
•    To detect and achieve the correct skilling for the team requesting regular trainings. 
•    To estimate the department budget for further needs.
•    To elaborate external testing proposal for third entities. 
•    To anticipate the likely blocking/pain points to avoid extra costs or extra delays in production.
•    To support the internal improvement process within the section.
•    Lead improvement process inside operating area, aligned with objectives, giving Lean and Quality tools to achieve solutions and fostering improvement proposals and ensuring budget in line with business cases to implement them.
•    Guarantee application of working methods and processes, ensure success of the annual audits (EN9100, ISO14001) and of any other process audits

Soft skills

Disciplined and methodic person with capability to negotiate with diverse teams
Talent Development
Team motivation and performance management.
Stress Management
Persuasion skills
Effective communication
Active listening
Decision making

Education & Background requirements

University Degree

Languages: English & Spanis

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Computadoras, Redes e Ingeniería, SA

Contract Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Leadership

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