Product Engineer

Role : Product Engineer
Exp - 9+ years 
Location:  Chennai 
ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The incumbent will be involved in projects related to the design & delivery of Satellite based products and services at the center of an innovative global organization operating in a unique and fast paced industry.

• Contribute to design, testing and integration of systems that contribute to the delivery of SES products
• Work on key projects that will have a meaningful impact on SES’ success
• Work across a broad range of technologies with a focus on mobility-based products

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Deliver definitions of product architecture and product features to support creation of products that align with product requirements from Vertical Markets / Customers
• Manage product projects in DevOps, create clearly defined project features and assign work-packages to E&O owners
• Collaborate with relevant internal teams and with external contractors to define end-to-end product architecture
• Deliver system architecture that interoperate between all systems in the full end-to-end service, including Terminal, Platform, Gateway & Network in line with agreed PRB governance
• Work with stakeholder from Engineering & Operations to handover design and follow-through to ensure defined product requirements are met
• Lead & participate in testing and integration activities for product solutions
• Interface with vendors to align requirements, as well as follow through on developments and report regularly
• Interface with product management to understand customer requirements and translate those into technical requirements.
• Support the definition of operational plans & procedures to operate end-to-end services in an efficient and reliable manner.
• Collaborate and support the service transition and operations teams on the managed and sovereign service delivery, including training of internal & external stakeholders on any delivered projects.
• Provide training and guidance on the managed and sovereign service architecture definition.

 COMPETENCIES

• Curiosity to stay up to date with latest technologies & propose new technologies that will advance SES products.
• Analytical skills to reach conclusions based on understanding of data and metrics,
• Ability to set priorities and to work independently towards a long-term objective under tight deadlines
• Courage to take initiatives when required and foster a collaborative work environment as part of a team
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to clearly articulate objectives to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work on an iterative basis with stakeholders during design and prototyping (ideally, with the Agile/Scrum development process)
• Commitment to deadlines and willingness to meet tight development schedules
• Ability to work with multiple tasks spread over multiple non-related topics efficiently
• Ability to act as a “gap filler” among multiple teams to ensure task delivery in a timely manner

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or similar related scientific/engineering fields
• 10 years’ experience in Satellite & Telecommunication Systems as well as Product Engineering
• Experience with Satellite based Platform technologies
• Experience of Mobility Satellite Networks
• Interest & Experience in automation
• Knowledge & Experience of Software Development & Databases – e.g Python/SQL
• Awareness of IP and ethernet connectivity services
• Understanding of virtualization techniques and operating systems for operationally critical infrastructure
• Experience in documenting products, processes and requirements
• Fluent in English, other languages are beneficial.

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

• Work with cross discipline teams (satellite experts, sales, business experts, etc.)
• Work with remote management and team members
• Domestic and international travel required occasionally