Key Tasks and Responsibilities              

As part of the Galileo Space Segment PA&S Unit in all the activities related to the execution of the Galileo Space Segment Product Assurance and Safety Programme, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Guiding and monitoring the implementation of PA&S requirements by contractors in order to assess performance/effectiveness, participating in design reviews and directing the necessary preventive or corrective actions;
• Ensuring the implementation of the Space Segment PA&S Requirements baseline across the applicable Galileo Satellite Project;
• Supporting the process for evaluation and approval of contractors’
• waivers and deviations;
• Participating in the Boards established within the project for the disposition of Non-conformances / Failure Reviews, Test Reviews, etc.;
• Monitoring the integration and test activities with test witnessing, mandatory and key inspection points, configuration inspections and quality assurance audits;
• Supporting the definition of the formal acceptance requirements and conduction 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;
• Supporting the approval process and monitoring the procurement of EEE parts, materials and processes and controlling the implementation of applicable  requirements;
• Supporting launch campaigns as required;
• Supporting Security activities for space segment as appropriate;
• Supporting the maintenance of the Navigation Directorate QualityManagement System as required.

Skills & Experience

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Master’s degree in engineering discipline is mandatory;
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the space sector including 5 years in Product and Quality Assurance;
• Excellent interpersonal skills are needed, together with a high degree organizational and communication abilities, and comfortable with working in a diverse and multinational team environment;
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Noordwijk.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Viktoria Panicharova, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP-24083.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!