Acoustics Engineering Manager

KEY OUTCOMES AND RESPONSIBILITIES As a Acoustics Engineering Manager, you are responsible for ensuring

• Ensuring that all aspects of the Acoustics Engineering discipline are controlled and stable along all lifecycle phases of bids, projects and R&D activities,
• Acting as the Acoustics Engineering Technical Authority for the Underwater Systems business line within Thales Australia to approve engineering investigations, detailed design packages,
• Ensuring all Work Packages and activities undertaken by the Acoustics Engineering Team meet the requirements of the UWS Business Unit regarding budget, schedule, technical requirements and quality.
• Preparation of agreed costed work packages in response to UWS Business Unit requests for Acoustics Engineering support to bids, projects and R&D activities as required.
• Requirements analysis and technical maintenance documentation for nominated Acoustic-related Systems.
• Ensuring the preparation of all relevant design data pack documentation including specifications, compliance matrices, design calculations, analysis reports, drawings, test plans, test reports and BOMs for design reviews are undertaken in accordance with company procedures and templates as appropriate.
• Organising and conducting Design Reviews and Readiness Reviews when appropriate in accordance with company procedures.
• Deploying the adequate Practices and Tools tailored to reach the required maturity according to Project/Product delivery challenges
• Contributing on Bids/Products and Projects peer reviews to reduce technical/engineering risks and increase confidence to deliver
• Promoting the Acoustics Engineering team skills and capabilities to the UWS Business Units to ensure the Projects engage the most appropriate skills to solve their Acoustics Engineering problems
• Maintaining flexibility within the team to ensure fast developing urgent technical issues raised by the Business Units can be addressed quickly, efficiently and competently
• KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE To be successful in your role, you will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following knowledge and experience:
• An Underwater Acoustics-related Engineering Degree or Mechanical Engineering Degree