Principal Engineer Future Device Technology at MultiChoice

Key Performance Objectives

Tasks

Technology Selection

Ensure accurate technology selection by performing the following:

• STB System on Chip (SOC) Research
• IOT Communications chip research
• Remote control research
• Unicable technology research
• LNB technology research
• DSTV IP and SAT>IP technology research
• Optical Satellite transmission and integration with optical network research
• Mobile technology research
• Key component changes
• Ensure that the team needs to research the technology, run experiments in collaboration with production teams, and make a recommendation.

Stakeholder Management

• Lead interactions, regarding technical aspects innovation for development of products.

• Check if Technical specification/consulting meets service recipient expectation

Operational Delivery

• Conduct industry market research.
• Track industry trends and assess them for appropriateness to the MC business.
• Uncover technology opportunities for the business. Either to make the business more efficient or to strip costs out of the business by exploiting new technologies. 
• Facilitate technical coordination and negotiation with all internal and external stake holders on new innovations designs, roadmaps, technical specifications and impact assessment on existing deployments
• Manage connected and embedded innovations teams, including setting objectives for team members and ensuring delivery on time and in budget
• Provide a technical consulting service to the Strategy department
• De-risk new technologies before handover to development teams.
• Provide 3rd line support to infield solutions
• Provide input to business cases when new technologies are being considered
• Maintain relationships with key suppliers to have early warning of new technology developments
• Provide accurate service recommendations to the business for decoder product development
• Ensure that accurate advice is provided for technology systems to be used.
• Ensure that accurate selection for technology systems to be used is provided.
• Provide guidance and advise on Network design, technology selection
• Ensure Application development and maintenance for the DSTVIP
• Monitor RFI process initiation and approval
• Monitor RFI issue, vendor management, results presented to service recipients
• Monitor RFP technical specification must be matured in collaboration with engineering team and sign off achieved
• Ensure RFP technical liaison with Commerzone
• Ensure Innovation projects are initiated and executed timeously.

People Management

• Oversee the activities of the team, consisting of three direct report,  to ensure effective delivery of business outcomes.
• Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance management process using I-perform system and informal coaching. Encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members.
• Determine and analyse development needs for the team and ensure that identified training requirements are budgeted for and executed.
• Interview and recruit new members of the team, including determining appropriate compensation levels with input from Human Capital.
• Create effective workforce and recruitment demand plans to ensure that current and future business requirements can be met.
• When required, initiate disciplinary processes for team members calling on support from Human Capital when required.
• Resolve grievances raised by team members and escalate only if required.
• Address poor performance of any team member through the formal Performance improvement programme and ensure that continued poor performance is appropriately dealt with.
• Motivate team members and ensure that their efforts are recognised.

Qualifications Essentials:

• A Degree in Engineering (electronic, computer)

Qualifications Preferred:

• A Post Graduate Degree in Engineering (electronic, computer)

Experience

• A minimum of 15+ years in Engineering environment
• Experienced in Broadcast Technology workflows
• >10 years’ experience with PayTV consumer device design
• > 10 years’ experience with technical leadership in delivering new Pay TV devices to market
• Track record of multiple successful product deliveries

Technical Competencies

• Operations Management
• Risk & Governance Management
• Project and Portfolio Management
• Financial Management
• Customer Centricity
• Content Management

Behavioral Competencies

• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal
• Holistic Thinking
• Persuading & Influence
• Coaching

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of 15+ years in Engineering environment
• A Degree in Engineering (electronic, computer)
• 10 years’ experience with PayTV consumer device design
• 10 years’ experience with technical leadership in delivering new Pay TV devices to market

Closing Date: 6th, May 2022