Product Assurance and Safety Engineer

Description

You will be assigned as Product Assurance and Safety (PA&S) Engineer in the Product Assurance Management Section, Quality and Product Assurance Management Division, Quality Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.

The Section provides functional support to ESA projects and technology developments and is also responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of PA&S engineering and management programmes. It carries out technological research (R&D) in the fields of PA&S management, techniques, methodologies and tools. It collaborates on standardisation and training activities and is a main contributor to the ESA Mission Classification initiative.

Duties

Reporting to the Head of Section and within the technical fields described above, your main tasks and responsibilities when taking up duties at ESA will include:

• providing expertise to ESA projects, programmes and technology development programme activities in the field of PA&S engineering and management;
• contributing to the Division’s activities relating to the definition and implementation of the ESA Mission Classification initiative;
• preparing and implementing general and project-specific programmatic and technical requirements based on the applicable product and quality assurance baseline;
• monitoring and reporting of supplier PA&S programme execution to ensure compliance with applicable requirements; this includes auditing activities;
• contributing to management and technical boards relating to the execution and review of project PA&S programmes;
• defining, initiating and managing R&D activities relating to product and quality assurance, requirements, techniques, methodologies and tools, covering long- and short-term needs;
• establishing and implementing standards and best practices in the product and quality assurance field;
• contributing to and, at the request of line management, participating in the Directorate’s competence domains;
• implementing the configuration management system under ESA projects;
• monitoring applicable scientific and technological trends, maintaining state-of-the-art expertise;
• disseminating the results of activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency.

Duties may also include the performance of other activities within your field of competence.

Technical competencies

Experience in the technical domains covered by the position

Understanding of related technologies, R&D trends and familiarity with the industrial landscape

Experience in the management and monitoring of industrial activities, including participation as an expert in project corporate reviews

Experience with Space Quality Standards and their preparation and implementation

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation

Operational Efficiency

Fostering Cooperation

Relationship Management

Continuous Improvement

Forward Thinking

Additional requirements

Solid experience in the technical domains covered by the position.

Experience in quality auditing or assessor certification is considered an asset.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness 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.

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.