PA/QA Engineer - Space Laser Communication

We are currently looking for a PA/QA Engineer to join the team in Delft.

As a PA/QA Engineer, you will take ownership of product and quality assurance for cutting-edge space projects, ensuring compliance, reliability, and continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle. You will work in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with internal engineers, suppliers, and external partners to uphold the highest standards in space technology.

Job details

Main responsibilities

• Define and implement tailored product and quality assurance plans, including verification and validation activities, for space projects.
• Ensure compliance with relevant space industry standards (e.g., ECSS) across all project phases.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to product quality and reliability through effective risk management strategies.
• Conduct internal and supplier audits, inspections, and reviews to verify adherence to quality procedures and product specifications.
• Lead the analysis and resolution of non-conformances, ensuring corrective actions are implemented, verified, and documented.
• Collaborate with suppliers and subcontractors to maintain consistent quality standards across the supply chain.
• Prepare and maintain detailed PA/QA documentation, including quality reports, audits, and product release certificates.
• Support project managers and engineering teams by integrating PA/QA best practices throughout the product lifecycle.
• Manage documentation control and configuration management for all product documentation.
• Facilitate communication and cooperation across multidisciplinary teams and with external development partners to achieve project goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in product and quality assurance.
• Proven experience with space projects and familiarity with ECSS standards.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and practices within the space domain.
• Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented approach.
• Experience in non-conformance management, corrective action implementation, and quality assurance processes for space projects.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and present information clearly to stakeholders.
• Experience in supply chain quality assurance and working with subcontractors is an asset.
• Knowledge of risk management tools such as FMEA or Root Cause Analysis is a plus.
• Certifications or training in ISO 9001, AS9100, or other relevant quality standards is desirable.
• Eligibility to work in the EU.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Our story

At S[&T] we contribute to a safer life on earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. We oversee data from instruments to application, and apply our expertise within our software frameworks, information products and consultancy.

Our society relies on space and scientific instruments for climate change monitoring, navigation, defence and national security, and other crucial services we all use in our daily lives. These instruments produce an enormous quantity of complex data, and our goal is to unlock its value.

We have more than 20 years of experience working on instrument calibration, the creation of data quality monitoring tools, the development of real-time data processing frameworks, and the development of application-specific algorithms. With this, we help organisations, governments and industries to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision making. We focus on the following domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and High-Tech Consulting.