Technology Portfolio Manager - Electronics and Digital technologies

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Summary:

The Technology Portfolio Manager reports to the Director, Technology strategy and is part of the Chief Architect Office. The responsibilities include facilitating and managing early technology developments as well as identifying, capturing, documenting and communicating development and innovation in order to facilitate the transfer of applicable technologies into products and programs. The main objectives are performing market analysis, facilitating and managing technology road mapping, creating and managing internal R&D activities, collaborating with industry and universities, and identifying and capturing innovation and intellectual property generated during technology development.

Tasks:

Understand and highlight technology development needs in order to reduce risk, reduce cost, reduce mass and reduce AIT time for products and projects with an emphasis on constellations and high‑volume production.

Conduct market assessments of latest technologies and products to inform technology development strategy.

Establish development roadmaps for key technology thrusts based on:

• Contributions from clients and the new business group
• Reports and market analysis
• Competition assessment
• Trend analysis of requirements
• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis
• Company business objectives
• Lessons learned from programs and existing products
• Present technology roadmaps to internal stakeholders and external customers.

Technological development:

• Identify new technologies and then the risk, validate, qualify and inject into products and programs
• Propose internal Research and Development (R&D) activities to develop new technologies, improve existing technologies and develop products using these technologies
• Collaborate with long‑term technology partners to ensure that their technology development remains aligned with internal needs
• Identify external funding opportunities for technology development
• Lead the development of external funding proposals, as appropriate, with support from engineering and business development managers as needed.
• Manage small to medium sized development programs and activities, internally or externally funded, adhering to program management best practices and managing allocated budget and schedule
• Build long‑term relationships with technology development partners from industry, academia and government agencies
• Contribute to the annual internal R&D plan.

Intellectual Property (IP):

• Promote technological innovation throughout the company
• Identify newly developed intellectual property and populate the intellectual property catalog accordingly
• Execute the processes associated with the intellectual property strategy
• Register patents with the help of inventors and external IP advisors.
• Participate in certain technical conferences related to the technologies
• Support bids and proposals with technical and programmatic technology inputs related to technologies

Provide expert guidance to:

Engineering: Communicate results on latest technology development activities. Identification of critical cost reductions.

Program Management Office: Guidance in the development of a program baseline

Manufacturing: Identification of critical cost reductions opportunities.

The Technology Portfolio Manager does not have direct reports but can lead typically up to 20 employees (mostly engineers) assigned to internal/external R&D activities. The timely execution of a sound development plan combined with a strong performance on strategy execution are important drivers in our ability to win and execute contracts and fuel our growth.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical diploma
• Masters or PhD, an asset
• 10+ years of experience in a relevant technical field, ideally exposed to satellite subsystems
• In-depth knowledge of relevant technologies, products, services and methods

• Excellent analytical and innovation skills
• Strong business acumen to find optimal solutions from a technical, risk, schedule and cost perspective
• Excellent knowledge of the industry and the market
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities at once
• Motivated and interpersonal skills
• Team player and demonstrate a high level of integrity
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team made up of engineers from various backgrounds
• Ability to work independently;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with various levels of the business including sales team, senior executives and VPs
• Places strong emphasis on achieving agreed results and ensures that key objectives are achieved
• Strongly results oriented and demonstrates excellent critical thinking
• Works well in a dynamic environment where some of the parameters are unknown and change regularly
• Demonstrates excellent ability to cope with heavy workload periods

Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the SECRET status level II, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

MDA is an equal opportunity employer.

MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans, and an employee and family assistance program.

MDA is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.