• Lead a team of up to 10 optical test engineers. Allocate human and physical resources to ongoing projects, resolve resource conflicts, ensure good coordination and provide reporting as required. 
• Be very proactive in creating synergies with other disciplines to ensure smooth project execution, clear roadblocks and achieve efficiencies. 
• Provide disciplinary leadership: Manage and motivate the team, monitor execution, manage performance, decide on recruitment, promotions and salary reviews. Ensure that the size of the team and the skills available are in line with the company’s business objectives. Foster a collaborative and innovative working environment where people can perform at their best.
• Contribute to the development of processes and methodologies. Ensure that existing company processes, best practices and quality standards are maintained and developed to keep pace with industry trends.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to team members, assisting with problem solving and technical challenges. 
• Lab Management: Be responsible for organizational, technical, cleanliness and safety requirements in the labs, deal with regulatory requirements for lab safety, e.g. risk assessments, laser safety.
• Collaborate with Testing Department and Optical Engineering and Future Technology to define, plan, build and execute future testing needs.
• Hand over test setups and test procedures to (optics) production with the required training and documentation.
• Allocate resources for engineering tests, de-risking tests and troubleshooting activities, in order to build and operate optical breadboard level test setups and analysis in close cooperation with Optics Engineering and System Engineering.

• Minimum master’s degree in physics, Astronomy, Optical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as an Optical Test Engineer or in a related position. 
• 2+ years of experience in either a people management position (Team Leader level) or project / technical management position where leadership, technical coordination and motivation are fundamental in successful execution of projects.
• Proven ability to coordinate across disciplines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Comfortable in taking decisions under significant uncertainty and incomplete or inconclusive data.
• Ability to establish a focused working style and prioritize tasks for you and your team in order to deliver key results in time according to the company’s overall project plans and strategy. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements.

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