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Technical Manager of Airborne EW Program• Responsible for technical management of the Airborne EW program including development of a system of systems composed of mission system, modified aircraft and ground support center.• Leading and coordination of 7 different teams• Planning, monitoring and managing technical works of the program to assure that all technical work is completed within program budget and schedule• Assuring coordination and coherence among all stakeholders… Show more Technical Manager of Airborne EW Program• Responsible for technical management of the Airborne EW program including development of a system of systems composed of mission system, modified aircraft and ground support center.• Leading and coordination of 7 different teams• Planning, monitoring and managing technical works of the program to assure that all technical work is completed within program budget and schedule• Assuring coordination and coherence among all stakeholders including government, user, platform modifier and subcontractors• Managing system, subsystem, platform modification and component level requirement definition activities• Defining investment needs and planning budgets for development and test environments • Tailoring organizational level technical and project management processes according to program needs and being responsible to apply them successfully in the program• Threat analysis by using EWIR (Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming) and NEDB (NATO Emitter Data Base)• Development of structural and behavioral diagrams of the system• Defining system/subsystem architectures by considering platform needs and constraints • Performing trade-off analysis (including make/buy/reuse decisions at subsystem and component levels)• Selection and management of subcontractors (creating RFP, evaluating and selecting best offer, monitoring and controlling all activities after agreement) • Interoperability analysis and interface definition between EW subsystems and A/C avionics• Interoperability analysis and interface definition of the system with external systems (e.g. Link 16 message implementation plan)• Mission planning (flight, EW and comms) infrastructure requirements definition and design• Business development activities for EW systems including preparing proposals (technical solution preparation, cost and schedule estimation), making presentations and demos, conducting negotiations Show less

Integrated Product Team Lead –EW and Surveillance PayloadsConcept and Requirement Analysis• Analyzing customer needs and expectations for EW (ELINT “Electronic Intelligence”, ESM, COMINT “Communication Intelligence”) and Surveillance (SAR “Synthetic Aparture Radar”, Airborne WAS “Wide Area Surveillance”) systems for UAV and satellite platforms• Interfacing between customer and technical teamSubcontractor Management• Preparing statement of work and technical requirements for… Show more Integrated Product Team Lead –EW and Surveillance PayloadsConcept and Requirement Analysis• Analyzing customer needs and expectations for EW (ELINT “Electronic Intelligence”, ESM, COMINT “Communication Intelligence”) and Surveillance (SAR “Synthetic Aparture Radar”, Airborne WAS “Wide Area Surveillance”) systems for UAV and satellite platforms• Interfacing between customer and technical teamSubcontractor Management• Preparing statement of work and technical requirements for subcontractors for ELINT, ESM and COMINT systems• Technical evaluation of candidate subcontractors• Technical management of subcontractor activitiesEnd User Relations• Responsible for the coordination of all project activities, from concept exploration to maintenance, with the end user• Participating to exercises and trials with the end user where various JISR systems are includedBusiness/Technology development activities• Offering new R&D projects about Radar and EW payloads for Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) platforms• Offering new targeting operational concept for UAV applications • Preparing technical solution for proposals Show less

Developing strategic plans to enhance EW capabilities of the company and proposing new products in line with this strategic planMarket research and developing new markets for existing and new productsAnalysing user needs and proposing new products to fulfill these needsTo ensure acceptance of the new products by the upper management of the company and customerFinding funds for the development of new productsConvincing potential customers to initiate R&D projects to develop… Show more Developing strategic plans to enhance EW capabilities of the company and proposing new products in line with this strategic planMarket research and developing new markets for existing and new productsAnalysing user needs and proposing new products to fulfill these needsTo ensure acceptance of the new products by the upper management of the company and customerFinding funds for the development of new productsConvincing potential customers to initiate R&D projects to develop new productsManaging the process to ensure government support for the R&D projects funded by companyPlanning, leading and coordination of technical team to develop the new products Show less

Concept and Requirement Analysis Analysing customer needs and expectations for an Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) system Developing operational concept of the ELINT system with customer and other stakeholders Interfacing between customer and technical team Managing requirement analysis and system design phase of the ELINT system.Development Process Experienced on ELINT and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) RF systems design Planning and… Show more Concept and Requirement Analysis Analysing customer needs and expectations for an Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) system Developing operational concept of the ELINT system with customer and other stakeholders Interfacing between customer and technical team Managing requirement analysis and system design phase of the ELINT system.Development Process Experienced on ELINT and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) RF systems design Planning and coordination of technical team activities during development process Interfacing with customer on technical issues during development process Performing make/buy analysis and determining the tasks to be developed in house, subcontracted or directly purchased Development of Pulse Deinterleaving Algorithm and Signal Identification AlgorithmSubcontractor Management Preparing statement of work and technical requirements for subcontractors for wideband superheterodyne receiver, wideband IF recorder and system antennas Technical evaluation of candidate subcontractors Coordination of subcontractor activities to acquire the subcontracted item in defined schedule, functionality and performance Conducting acceptance tests for wideband superheterodyne receiver, wideband RF recorder and system antennasBusiness development activities Offering new business areas and R&D projects about EW subsystems and EW test and evaluation systems Technical support to business development activities Preparing technical solution for proposals especially for ELINT, ESM and wideband recording system Cost analysis and estimation Show less

Test and evaluation systems/models for electronic warfare systems and ECM techniques and tactics.Requirement analysis of models and simulation to evaluate ECM techniques and tacticsRequirement analysis of hardware in the loop laboratoriesRequirement analysis of open loop test and measurement setupsDesigning, developing specifications and acquiring of high frequency and wide bandwidth RF signal recording systems and radar signal generatorsAlgorithm developmentModeling of… Show more Test and evaluation systems/models for electronic warfare systems and ECM techniques and tactics.Requirement analysis of models and simulation to evaluate ECM techniques and tacticsRequirement analysis of hardware in the loop laboratoriesRequirement analysis of open loop test and measurement setupsDesigning, developing specifications and acquiring of high frequency and wide bandwidth RF signal recording systems and radar signal generatorsAlgorithm developmentModeling of radar target echo signalIQ demodulation for radar signal samplesChaff modelingSystems engineering processEstablishing the systems engineering approach in the institutionPreparing systems engineering processes using MIL-STD-498, IEEE 12207 standartsPreparing templates and guidelines for systems engineering assetsBusiness development activitiesDeveloping operational concept with the customer prior to request for proposalTechnical support to business development activities like preparing technical solution for proposals Show less

System engineering of an air based Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) systemExperience gained onSystem integration of the SIGINT systemSystem verification, validation and qualification of the SIGINT systemSIGINT system installation to air platformsBusiness development activitiesTechnical support to business development activities like preparing technical solution for proposals