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Quality Assurance Engineer – ESTEC

Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Terma [20-73012]

Field(s) of expertise
Aerospace Engineering Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Job type
Permanent
Education
Master
Deadline
Closed

About this job

For our customer, the European Space Agency (ESA), we are seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to work at ESA’s ESTEC site in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

Responsibilities

You will be assigned to the Quality, Supply Chain & Knowledge Management Section within the Directorate of Technical and Quality Management.

You will provide support to the section activities in the area of quality, with specific focus on ESA internal and external ‘Alerts’ (the ESA Alert System ensures awareness of failures and problems experienced in ESA space projects). Typical duties are:
• supporting the ESA internal and external Alert processes and systems’ coordination;
• supporting the ESA Alerts Focal Point in interfacing with the Industry users;
• liaising with designated organisations for the co-ordination of the Alerts;
• supporting the organisation and activities of the ESA Alert Committee (EAC);
• supporting coordination ESA Alerts technical working groups;
• collecting information from Technical Experts on potential new Alerts and monitoring the feedback on released ESA Alerts;
• implementing interface agreements with external Alert systems;
• performing a yearly status review of all active internal and external Alerts;
• maintaining of the lists of manufacturers, experts and processing of the user system subscriptions;
• contributing to the improvement and promotion of the ESA Alerts System Tools;
• screening of the internal ESA Alerts to determine, if they meet the criteria for an ESA External Alert;
• reporting on the associated KPIs status and Objectives achievement;
• supporting the supplier’s evaluation process, this may include support to audits planning, organisation and execution;
• support the operations and improvements of the internal Quality Management Systems.

Duties may also include supporting other activities within the section, relevant to the experience of the candidate.

This is a full-time position located at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
The requested start of work is January 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Profile

The successful candidate shall have:
• Master’s degree or PhD in an Engineering topic, preferably related to space.
• At least 4 years of relevant professional working experience, with experience in supporting space R&D and/or space project engineering including several years in a Product/Quality Assurance role.
• Quality auditing training and experience;
Experience in one or more of the following specific areas is highly desirable:
• Knowledge of Configuration Management or the implementation of Product Assurance within a quality system certified to ISO 9001 would be an asset.
• Knowledge of ESA and its programmes and projects is highly desirable;
• Broad knowledge of current developments in the space industry;
• Experience with Risk Management methodology is an asset.

Soft skills:
• Ability to work independently and establish good working relations with relevant actors in ESA and Industry;
• Good communication skills;

What can Terma Offer?
At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the “best-in-class” solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace.

Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company.
• Great opportunities for training and personal development
• Challenges in advanced technical environment
• International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere
• An employment contract with an attractive package with extra-legal benefits
• Highly competitive salary
• Support on re-location (if applicable)

Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer.

Additional information
To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed please apply through the link below:
https://www.terma.com/careers/apply-to-open-positions/?hr=show-job%2F63812%26locale%3Den_US

Include an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter highlighting your background and expertise as well as earliest date of availability.

For further information, please contact Mr. Simon Mills
by telephone [+31 6 2326 2398] or by email [recruitment.nl@terma.com].

Closing date: November 13th, 2020

Please note the following Legal & Security requirements:
• Applicants must hold all appropriate permits to work in the EU.
• Applicants are required to provide a copy of their ID/passport and degree/higher education certificate. Terma will validate the certificate with the issuing authority.
• In line with ESA security requirements, an official Certificate of Good Conduct (or equivalent) and employment reference checks will be required at commencement of employment. Please attach a copy of any reference letters with your application if you have them.

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