Aiv Manager

OHB Italia is seeking for its BU Telescope Department in Milano for immediate start an

**AIV Manager (M/F) Ref. AIV Manager_TELE_2024**

The Telescopes Department is responsible for the design, manufacturing, and installation of a remotely controlled Telescope to support the main space agencies in Space Safety activities (SST and NEO fields).

Our Flyeye Telescope, thanks to its extremely wide field of view, can detect hazardous objects continuously scanning the night sky. It is the answer for a safe Space and a safer life on planet Earth.

You will join a fast-growing environment that will offer a unique experience that will involve you from the design phase to the commissioning of our systems at some of the world’s most beautiful astronomical sites.

In this position, you will be the focal point for all Assembly, Integration and Verification activities related to a specific project and will coordinate all the relevant resources allocated to the project.

**Your Tasks**:

- AIV Process Management: Develop, implement, and optimize assembly, integration, and verification processes for telescope projects, ensuring adherence to industry standards and best practices.
- Project Planning: Collaborate with project managers to define schedules, resource allocation, and milestones, ensuring timely and efficient execution of the activities
- Create the WBS and the relevant WPD’s as an input for the Project WBS/WPD.
- Evaluate costs, in terms of Labor and non-Labor, for the execution of all the AIV activities from the start of the Project up to completion.
- Prepare, maintain, and manage the AIV Schedule for the Project.
- Coordinate all the Resources executing AIV activities in the Project.
- Establish and implement the Resources shift-plan for the nominal and critical activities.
- Monitor the activities progress, prepare the related reports and update the ETC.
- When applicable, prepare and lead the Daily Meetings.
- Coordinate, plan and monitor preparation of AIV documentation such as Procedures with their Dashboard, Setup design, As-run Procedures, IRR, TRR and PTR documentation.
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks and challenges in the AIV phase, suggest mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues to ensure project success (provide input to Risk Register).
- Verify availability of input necessary to AIV job: Test and Configuration Requirement’s, System Schedule, User Manual’s etc..
- Participate or coordinate AIV participation to IRR, TRR, PTR, NRB, Progress Meeting and all similar Project Review’s.

**Your Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree or comparable in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering or similar.
- Professional experience of at least 5 years in the domain of AIV (relevant experience in assembly, integration, and testing of complex systems, preferably in the telescopes or aerospace industry). Prior experience in a managerial or leadership role is required.
- Able to coordinate resources and organize work in single or (if needed) double shifts.
- Good interpersonal skills both internally with colleagues and externally with customer.
- Understanding of issues identification of root causes definition of solutions.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Good reporting capabilities to the Engineering Lead and the Project Manager.
- Availability to execute work also in long term missions such as Telescopes installation and commissioning.
- Fluent in spoken English and excellent written English skills are mandatory

**Job Category**:Vacancies**Job Type**:Full Time**Job Location**:Milano