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Ground Segment Quality Assurance Engineer 1513065
2015-08-04 22:05:33| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Ground Segment Quality Assurance Engineer 1513065 Job Description We are looking for a full time Quality Assurance Engineer to support our client EUMETSAT. You will be part of the Meteosat Third Generation MTG QA Team which provides support to the MTG Programme. Your tasks will be allocated in support of the MTG Ground Segment activities, including Ground Segment and System IVV, monitoring of IVV QA related activities and witnessing tests of facilities, in accordance with the plan and priorities assigned by the GEO QA Manager and the MTG GS QA Engineer. In this framework, your main tasks will include the following 1. Implement EUMETSAT QA policies in the assigned areas, keep in accordance with the MTG System QA plan and all relevant applicable Standards, Technical and QA documents, Procedures and Working Practices WPs that are applicable to the ongoing projects phases 2. Ensure that MTG processes involved with the assigned tasks are implemented in accordance with their relevant QA working practices and procedures 3. Support maintenance of GEO WPs and procedures 4. Suggest and support implementation of as agreed improvements to the available QA documentation, aiming at process efficiency and synergy 5. Support the establishment of metrics to measure the effectiveness of the main processes within the assigned areas. Provide proactive suggestions for process improvement, based on these metrics and other observations 6. Work with and in support of the MTG Teams, in order to ensure that Quality Assurance policies and methods are taken into account during all phases 7. Contribute to the production of the documents relevant to the performed tasks 8. Critically review technical and management documents issued in support to the MTG Ground Segment and System IVV activities 9. Support, acting when required as Review secretary, the Programme Reviews and Check Points planned for the MTG programme, ensuring that the relevant Organisation Note arrangements are correctly implemented, and that the Review support tool to be used for the Reviews is available 10. Support the MTG GS Facilities procurement activities and the connected processes ensuring that the QA requirements related to IVV are implemented correctly 11. Monitor implementation of the agreed QA Plans and procedures within the Industry and others Organisations ESA activities, including their Subtiers 12. Provide specific QA support to the MTG IVV Integration, Verification, Validation activities focussed on MTG GS, including witnessing of tests, review of verification records, support TRRTRB, ARB and other relevant IVV related processes according to the applicable working practices 13. Coordinate the anomaly and nonconformances reviews process in the assigned areas 14. If so required and agreed support the preparation and conduct of QA audits on Industry and within EUMETSAT in the areas connected with MTG GS activities, in line with the MTG GS Contractors Suppliers Quality Assurance Audit Plan 15. Provide regular reporting to the MTG QA Management and to the MTG Management 16. Attend and support the weekly GEO QA Team coordination meetings. Required Skills and Experience A University degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Sciences or a related discipline is required. You shall have at least 5 years of specific work experience in the ProductQuality Assurance area in AerospaceSpace Programmes, and have good interpersonal and mediation skills. Specific experience on PAQA processes on satellite Ground Segments, satellite Mission Control and Operations, and on Satellite data processing will be considered an advantage. Candidates having matured significant work experience in other fields, on complex products with elevated technical contents will also be considered. Futhermore you will be able to demonstrate 1. Significant handson experience in PAQA processes definition, implementation and effectiveness monitoring , 2. Knowledge and application of aerospacespace PAQA and ISO 9001 standards 3. Multiyear experience in the implementation of QA policies and methods in procurement contracts for complex products such as ground segment systems 4. Experience in providing QA support to complex SW products throughout their complete development lifecycle, following Software QA standards 5. Experience on Hardware HW Software SW products integration and verification 6. Capability of understanding technicalities and design methods in the area of satellite ground segment , operations, mission control and data processing 7. Significant handson experience in using Microsoft Office Suite and in particular with Microsoft Word, Excel and Access 8. Capability of producing and releasing in autonomy minutes of meetings and QA reports 9. Experience in application of risk management and lessons learned processes 10. Good interpersonal and mediation skills. Desirable Skills and Experience Experience in conducting internalexternal QA audits Experience of working in international programmes Knowledge of requirement management tools, e.g. DOORS. Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 04 September 2015 Start of Work Q4 2015 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 04 September 2015 Learn more about us in Facebook
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