Project Systems Engineer

Role Description

The responsibility of Project Systems Engineer Manager is to create a working environment where the defined objectives of the VAST can be accomplished to the highest of standards.

Leadership

  • provides clear project objectives
  • encourages team members to be their best both as individuals and as a team
  • makes decisions with the interest of the VAST orginazation and ECE Projects in mind.
  • effectively facilitates meetings to stimulate team growth and progress toward the VAST objectives
  • listens to the people on the team and works to understand what individuals want and why
  • shares information openly to keep the team informed

Managing

  • communicates effectively
  • ready and able to solve problems quickly
  • prioritizes and aligns tasks to the strengths of the team and its members
  • expects high performance and communicates this expectation in a motivational way
  • provides the necessary resources and tools needed to meet objectives (including training, money…) within constraints
  • removes obsticles which hinder performance and manages interface points between teams
  • tracks progress and is always aware to the status of the project
  • is constantly trying to plan for every contingency, but at the same time realizes that that's impossible
  • identifies and avoid pitfalls before its too late
  • allows team to make small mistakes (this is how people learn)

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate weekly Project System meetings
  • Facilitate the fulfillment of VAST projects by setting specific time lines and objectives.
  • Facilitate inter team communication
  • Help Manage project budget
  • Help Mange project time line (post in public place)
  • Help Communicate with ISGC/Faculty advisers
  • Facilitate inter team communication

Words of Wisdom:

  • Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)
  • The best managers are not obstacles they remove them!