Engineering Operations Lead Job at ICEYE (Warsaw)

Job Description

We are looking for an Engineering Operations Lead passionate about defense and space technologies, who will support cross-functional engineering teams with project coordination, configuration management as well as closing the loop between engineering, AIT and Supply Chain teams and other various internal and external stakeholders. Engineering Operations Lead actively supports Engineering Manager in daily operations, making sure that ongoing activities are in-line with the schedule and broader vision. Your role would be supporting decisions, risk assessment, planning and multi-domain development processes across the board. You will be an important facilitator of a cutting-edge R&D program within the European New Space (and New Defense) industry, deeply embedded in the heart of space technology development.

Job Responsibility

Project Oversight: Support Engineering Manager in daily operations and activity planning
Communicate and follow-up with various internal and external stakeholders, ensuring execution progresses
Facilitate efficient technical decision-making by assembling the right experts, resolving most issues directly, and escalating major implications to Directors or senior leadership
Use available tools to motivate teams and enable project leads to work effectively, prioritizing team morale and collaboration for project success
Critical Planning & Execution: Perform work breakdown (WBS)
Build, monitor, and maintain the project timeline
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks proactively
Facilitate the decision-making process, identifying bottlenecks and escalating risks to the team
Ensure comprehensive planning and foresight across the project lifecycle
Process & Best Practice Enablement: Run the project management process, including resource allocation and reporting
Develop and implement ways to share best project management practices across the organization
Align with the supply chain on the prioritization of orders and provide visibility on critical items.

Requirements

Technical Acumen and Systems Thinking: Able to understand the technical requirements and complexity of the project and dissect what the main bottlenecks and challenges would be
Hands-on Experience: Possess hands-on experience in relevant technical domain (degree in Science or Engineering) and knows how long things take because you have done them or worked closely with stakeholders
Risk Management: Able to understand where to take risk and comfortably take that risk when needed for project success. On the other hand, ability to communicate risks to the stakeholders and work with them on mitigation strategies
Contingency Thinker: Know that the project needs a Plan A, B, C, D... and is always ready to change direction to succeed
Proactive Drive: you respond to challenges by saying, "let me take a look," and immediately devise a plan with compromises to achieve success
Attention to detail: you are able to diligently comprehend project documentation and overview, break it down and identify gaps, bottlenecks and possible issues
Team player and people person: you love to work with people and are an excellent communicator, not scared to flag identified issues. You are able to work with limited information and resources first and create reasonable assumptions and adjust them, until ambiguities are resolved.

What we offer

A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (MyBenefit i.e. on sport, transport, wellness, lunch, tourism, etc.)
Relocation support (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support etc.)
Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
Polish language lessons
Occupational and private healthcare and life insurance
Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus
A wide variety of the best coffee, tea, snacks, and sweets to accompany your daily space mission

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