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Copernicus Product Assurance and Safety Manager

Noordwijk

  • Organization: ESA - European Space Agency
  • Location: Noordwijk
  • Grade: Junior level - A2 - Grade band
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Meteorology, Geology and Geography
    • Security and Safety
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

 

Vacancy in the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.

 

ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.

 

This post is classified A2-A4 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale.

 

Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands  

 

Description

Product Assurance and Safety (PA&S) * Manager in the Product Assurance and Safety Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.

Duties

You will be assigned as integrated support to the Earth Observation Projects Department and will report to the Copernicus Project Manager(s) with respect to the specific responsibilities and duties outlined below.

 

For the maintenance of professional standards, for the implementation of the ESA general Product Assurance and Safety (PA&S) policy and for contributions to corporate tasks (e.g. reviews, standardisation, alerts, lessons learned, etc.), you will report to the Head of the Product Assurance and Safety Department through the Head of the Earth Observation Product Assurance and Safety Office.

 

Specific responsibilities and duties include: 

 

•    Establishing and maintaining the particular project PA&S requirements baseline for the Copernicus  Projects in compliance with the ESA general Product Assurance and Safety policy.
•    Reviewing the contractor plans, specifications and effort proposed for execution of the project PA&S programme.
•    Guiding and monitoring the implementation of PA&S requirements by contractors to assess performance/effectiveness.
•    Participating in design reviews and directing the necessary preventive or corrective actions.
•    Representing ESA on the Boards set up under the project to handle Non-conformances / Failure Reviews, Test Reviews, etc.
•    Ensuring implementation of the Software PA and Software Configuration Management Requirements baseline.
•    Monitoring the integration and test activities by means of quality assurance audits, mandatory and key inspection points, test witnessing and configuration inspections.
•    Supporting definition of the formal acceptance requirements as well as the conduct of Acceptance Reviews of all assigned contractual deliverable items.
•    Ensuring the preparation of design trade-offs, analyses and reports using RAMS data to support project decisions.
•    Participating in periodic meetings with the parent organisational unit and contributing to the transfer of technical knowledge and lessons learned across the Agency.

 

In carrying out these tasks, you will receive support from experts from the Copernicus project teams and from the ESA Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. In addition to the Project responsibilities, you will, as necessary, support the Earth Observation PA&S Office activities, including improvement initiatives and coordination meetings.

 


* PA&S covers Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Quality Assurance, Components, Materials and Processes and SW Product Assurance.

Technical competencies

Knowledge of Quality Management, Product Assurance and Safety disciplines
Experience in the management of Product Assurance for a space project
Good knowledge of software and RAMS engineering techniques
Experience in the implementation of SW development methodologies and tools
Experience in the management and monitoring of industrial activities, including participation in audits and reviews.
Experience with Space Quality Standards and their implementation
Experience with the application of product assurance tools and methods

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking 

Education

A master’s degree in engineering or technical sciences is required for this post.

Additional requirements

You should have a background in Space systems.
Experience in the area of optical payloads is an asset. 

Other information

For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.

For further information please visit: Professionals,What we offerand FAQ  

 

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.     

 

The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests.

 

At the Agency we value diversity and we welcome people with disabilities.  Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace.  The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us email contact.human.resources@esa.int.

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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia.

 

According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from under-represented or balanced Member States*.  (https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/careers/NationalityTargets.pdf)

 

In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment conducted by an external background screening service. 

 

Recruitment will normally be at the first grade in the band (A2); however, if the candidate selected has little or no experience, the position may be filled at A1 level.

*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.

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