About this job

We are recruiting a RAMS Engineer for Sapienza to work on our Customers Site (ESA-ESTEC) Reporting to the Head of Dependability and Safety Section, specific tasks and responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities

• Contribute to establishing project specific programmatic and technical dependability andsafety requirements within the framework of the ESA Product Assurance & Safety baseline
• Support to projects in the evaluation and monitoring of Contractor’s plans, technical specifications and efforts proposed for the execution of the dependability and safety programs
• Defining and controlling the implementation of the applicable dependability and safety related acceptance requirements including risk acceptance criteria
• Support dependability and safety verification activities, including hazard close-out anddisposition of related NCR, RFW and Critical Items
• Participating in project reviews to assess compliance with the applicable RAMS requirements and to formulate accept/reject recommendations
• Support collection and exploitation of in-orbit data
• Evaluation of dependability and safety analyses, technical notes, technical risk assessments, risk reduction processes and the associated preventive or corrective actions
• Support R&D activities (e.g. TRP, GSP, GSTP, CDs Dossiers etc)
• Contribute to continual improvement of the RAMS methods and tools
• Support preparation of training courses and materials
• Support organisation of conferences and workshops
• Support to the concurrent design facility (CDF) studies by performing technical risk assessment and relevant dependability and safety analyses
• Participate in collaborative activities with universities, research institutes and industry (Research Fellowship, OSIP…)
• Support preparation and assessment of Safety Data Package for Safety Authority approval.

Profile

• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• At least 04 years of relevant work experience
• Knowledge of EU Safety Directive as “Directive 98/37/EC Machinery”, Directive 99/92/EC Risk from Explosive Atmospheres”, “Directive 97/23/EC Pressure Equipment” and other safety directives relevant for space is considered an asset
• Knowledge of RTCA/DO-178C “Software Considerations in Airborne Systems andEquipment Certification” and related certification schemes, and experience in interfacingcertification authorities is considered an asset
• Experience in the field of ground safety and projects assistance in obtaining the relevant launch centre safety certification is an advantage
• Experience in design and engineering of safety critical systems
• Hands-on knowledge of the RAMS analyses and methodologies (Hardware and Software), preparation of relevant RAMS documentation during the overall project life-cycle and application of ECSS dependability and safety standards
• Experience in dependability and safety engineering management processes and objectives and experience during operations is an advantage
• Experience of application of RAMS engineering to space programs, including inground and/or ground based systems and operations
• Familiarity with space product assurance practices together with a good working knowledge of appropriate RAMS tools is an advantage
• Fluent in English; knowledge of another ESA member-state language is an asset

Contact:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

Please send your CV (in English) as soon as possible, but no later than 07/12/2020 to jobs@sapienzaconsulting.com

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