Quality Assurance Engineer (Space and Aerospace sector)

As a Quality Assurance Engineer you will be at the heart of ensuring all elements of this complex system work together to deliver world leading meteorological products.

In the EUMETSAT matrix organisation, the Technical and Scientific Support (TSS) department provides support to the development and operations of EUMETSAT satellite systems, in particular ground systems, as well as quality assurance and management support services to the full organisation, through its Process Assurance and Management Support Division (PRS).

Duties

• Plan and perform project quality assurance activities in support to project management, including the definition and tailoring of the applicable Quality and Product Assurance requirements, organisation of reviews and provision of key project quality indicators, identifying non-conformities with regards to the applicable processes and facilitating the project risk management process;
• Plan and provide Quality and Product Assurance support for the maintenance and evolution of operational ground systems and support services and for the management and follow up of technical investigations;
• Define and ensure applicability of Quality and Product Assurance requirements for technical/engineering support contracts and monitor their implementation, including reporting and acting upon detected deviations, anomalies and non-conformities;
• Provide Quality and Product Assurance support during acceptance process (e.g. Incoming Inspections, tests related reviews (e.g. Test Readiness Review/Test Review Board), acceptance related reviews, management of anomalies, etc.);
• Provide Product Assurance support to the Ground Segment System, Software and IT Infrastructure components, including the provision of expert support in the review of related deliveries and during technical investigations and milestones;
• Ensure lessons learned in TSS projects are gathered, assessed, recorded and implemented/applied as relevant to subsequent projects;
• Provide Quality and Product Assurance training to TSS personnel.

The selected Quality Assurance Engineer will be part of the TSS Quality Assurance team and closely collaborate with the engineering and scientific teams in TSS. He/she will be a member of TSS-led engineering development projects and will provide support to the evolutions of EUMETSAT operational services and to other engineering-related activities adopting new technologies in line with the organisation’s multi-mission approach.

Requirements

Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience of minimum five years in, at least, one of the following domains: Quality Assurance, Product Assurance or Software Engineering for large-scale software-intensive systems (e.g. space, aeronautical, defence or automotive sectors), and general knowledge about the others;
• Proven professional experience, as part of the Engineering team or the Product Assurance team, in projects developing Software Systems, including its Software and IT Infrastructure components;
• Experience in Ground Segment Systems would be an advantage;
• Knowledge of system engineering standards and methodologies in aspects relevant to space operational systems;
• Experience in the definition and assessment of processes, good practices in the field of quality assurance, combined with good knowledge and practice of the ISO 9001 and/or other relevant QA standards;
• Experience with new technologies such as cloud computing and Docker/ Kubernetes and development methodologies (e.g. Agile, DevOps) will be an advantage;

Qualifications:

• A university degree in engineering or computer science (or another relevant discipline).
• Certification in quality assurance, management or auditing would be an advantage.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

• Generous salary, of up to Euro 8,500 / month NET (after income tax) based on skills and experience
• Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
• Excellent medical coverage for employee and family
• Attractive pension
• 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
• Training and development support
• Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)