Product Assurance and Safety Engineer in the Quality Assurance and Management Section

You will be assigned as a Product Assurance and Safety (PA&S) Engineer in the Product Assurance Management Section, Quality and PA 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 product assurance and safety (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 in standardisation and training activities and is a main contributor to the ESA Mission Classification Initiative.

As a PA&S Engineer, you will likely start by supporting two or three ESA projects from different application directorates or from a single one. The standard career path at ESA for PA&S Engineers is to become PA&S Manager after a couple of satisfactory years of service.

Description

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 management.
• Contributing to the Divisional activities related to ESA Mission Classification definition and implementation.
• 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 relative to the execution and review of a project’s PA&S programme.
• Defining, initiating and managing R&D activities (in 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 line management’s request, participating in the Directorate’s competence domains.
• Implementing the configuration management system under ESA projects.
• Monitoring applicable scientific/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 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

Education

A master's degree in a relevant domain is required for this post.

Additional requirements

• Solid experience in the technical domains covered by the position.
• Experience in quality auditing or assessor certification are considered assets.
• You must be eligible for security clearance by your national security administration.

Nationality and Languages

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

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.

*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.