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Quality Assurance Engineer

2020-04-01 20:16:50| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Serco Services GmbH part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Engineer based at EUMETSAT. Job Description Highly competitive salary Corporate Benefits Package Relocation Assistance if applicable Further information available from the Serco Europe Recruitment Team Main Responsibilities The candidate will provide service to the GEO QA Team which provides support to the GEO Programmes MTG. The tasks will be allocated in support of the MTG Ground Segment activities, in accordance with the plan and priorities assigned by the technical officer in closed coordination with the MTG Management of the area of activities. The tasks will include the following Implement EUMETSAT QA policies in the assigned areas, in accordance with the MTG System QA plan and all relevant applicable standards, technical and QA documents, procedures and working practices that are applicable to the ongoing projects phases Ensure that the assigned MTG processes are implemented in accordance with their relevant QA working practices and procedures Contribute to the maintenance of GEO QA working practices and procedures. Suggest and support the establishment of improvements of the available QA documentation, aiming at process efficiency and synergy Contribute to 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 Provide service to the MTG Ground Segment Teams in order to ensure that Quality Assurance policies and methods are taken into account during all involved lifecycle phases Provide dedicated QA service to the production of the technical and programmatic documents relevant to the MTG Programme, MTG Ground Segment and its facilities and elements Critically review technical and management documents issued in support to the MTG GS Facilities procurement Provide service, as Review secretary, to the Programme Reviews and Check Points planned for MTG , ensuring that the relevant Organisation Note arrangements are correctly implemented, and that the support tool to be used for managing the Review Item Discrepancy RID during the Reviews is properly configured and available Contribute to the MTG GS Facilities procurement activities and the connected processes, ensuring that the applicable QA requirements are correctly implemented Provide service to QA activities during the Facilities development and production process, interfacing with the EUMETSAT Technical Officers, the relevant crossdivisional EUMETSAT Teams and with the Industry Quality Assurance QAProduct Assurance PA counterparts Contribute to the monitoring of the implementation of the agreed QA Plans and procedures within the Industry and others Organisations activities, including Subtiers Contribute to the coordination of the anomaly and nonconformances review process in the assigned areas Contribute to 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 Contribute to the regular reporting to the MTG GS QA Engineer, to the GEO QA Manager, and to GS Manager concerned on all QA aspects related to MTG GS activities Provide inputs related to the service and attend to the weekly GEO QA Team coordination meetings and programme meetings if so required. Short and possibly frequent work missions within Europe are requested. The Ideal Candidate The candidate is required to have the skills, capability and experience level adequate to ensure the fulfilment, with a high degree of autonomy, of the tasks indicated above. For the fulfilment of the tasks listed above, the candidate shall be in possession of the following mandatory skills Significant handson experience in QAPA processes definition, implementation, monitoring and control, and QAPA performance metrics Knowledge and application of aerospacespace Product and Quality Assurance standards Knowledge of and experience in applying ISO 9001 and ECSS Standards Significant experience in the implementation of QA policies and methods in procurement contracts for complex products such as ground segment systems. Experience in providing QA support to SW products throughout their complete development lifecycle. Experience in following HWSW products integration and verification Significant handson experience in using Microsoft Office Suite. Capability of producing and releasing in autonomy Minutes of Meetings and QA reports Experience in application of risk management and lessons learned processes The following skills are considered an advantage Knowledge of requirement management tools, e.g. DOORS Experience of working in programmes involving different partners Previous experience in similar developments The offered position requires a very good knowledge of the English language spoken and written. Additionally, the successful candidate requires the following A University degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Sciences or a related discipline is required. The candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of specific experience in Quality and Product Assurance QAPA in AerospaceSpace Programmes, and have good interpersonal and mediation skills. Specific experience on QAPA processes on satellite Ground Segments will be considered an advantage. Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time. About The Company Serco is one of the worlds largest providers of public services, employing over 50,000 people in over 20 countries. We work closely with the European Government Institutions Space Agencies providing crucial Services with over 300 staff members. The services we provide are often of critical importance to the communities and nations we serve, Providing public services is one of the most satisfying and rewarding careers you can have, you have an ability to make a real positive difference to peoples lives and to your community and country. As a business which delivers frontline public services, employing tens of thousands of people, we are constantly developing and promoting people our need for skilled professionals is insatiable and few companies can offer as many opportunities for individuals to grow their careers What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 50,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you A career with Serco offers the chance to work with both inspirational people and innovative contracts, in a dynamic and exciting environment. We have a mandate to execute brilliantly and our people lead and inspire based on our core values, Trust, Care, Pride and Innovation. Take pride in what you do.

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Quality Assurance Engineer

2020-03-26 19:16:10| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This is your chance to contribute to a world leading earth observation programme, set to generate global weather forecasting and climate monitoring benefits. As a Quality Assurance Engineer you will be at the heart of ensuring all elements of this complex system work together to deliver world leading meteorological products. Background The Technical and Scientific Support TSS department provides support to the development and operations of EUMETSAT satellite systems, ground systems, as well as quality assurance and management support services to the full organisation, through its Process Assurance and Management Support Division PRS. The Quality Assurance Engineer supports the development projects, operations support services and other activities under the responsibility of the TSS department, including the definition and implementation of Quality Assurance requirements and processes. Duties Provide quality and product assurance for the maintenance and evolution of operational ground systems and support services, including organising of reviews and management and follow up of technical investigations Establish quality requirements for technical support contracts and monitor their implementation, including reporting and acting upon detected deviations, anomalies and nonconformities Perform project quality assurance activities in support of project management, including definition, compilation and analysis of key project quality indicators, identifying nonconformities and facilitating the project risk management process Define, analyse, and improve Quality Assurance processes of relevance to the TSS engineering activities, development projects and operations support services Monitor the effective implementation of QA processes and requirements, and reporting on any relevant findings, gaps and issues Participate in Internal Quality Audits and Quality Audits on external contractors Support the harmonisation and standardisation of organisational processes for all QA aspects, contributing to their continual improvement Ensure lessons learnt in TSS projects are gathered, assessed, recorded and implementedapplied as relevant to subsequent projects. What we offer Generous salary, of up to Euro 7,500 month NET after income tax based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Excellent medical coverage for employee and family Attractive pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunity work environment. Please note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply. The EUMETSAT Convention requires that Staff shall be recruited based on their qualifications, account being taken of the international character of EUMETSAT. Qualifications A university degree in engineering or computer science or another relevant discipline. Certification in quality assurance, management or auditing would be an advantage. Skills and Experience Proven experience of minimum 5 years in providing quality assurance for largescale softwareintensive systems e.g. aerospace or software intensive sectors Experience in the definition and assessment of processes, good practices andor standards in the field of quality assurance, combined with good knowledge and practice of the ISO 9001 andor other relevant QA standards Direct experience of software QAPA would be an advantage Experience with new technologies e.g. Cloud Computing, Docker and development methodologies e.g. Agile, DevOps would be an advantage Excellent analysis, synthesis and presentation skills Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to apply these to interactions within and between teams. More about us EUMETSATs role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisations Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Software Product Assurance Engineer

2020-03-24 12:15:37| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Software Product Assurance Engineer ESTEC, Ref no 2071880 Terma The hightech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defence, nondefence and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, selfprotection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered at Aarhus, Denmark. Internationally, Terma has subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore and the U.S. The Space Business Area contributes with missioncustomized software and hardware products including power systems and star trackers as well as services to support a number of inorbit pioneering European scientific and Earth observation satellite missions. Additionally, Terma is contracted for the development and delivery of software and hardware systems and services for numerous ongoing and future European, and international missions. Terma Space operates out of Denmark, The Netherlands, France, Germany, the UK and France. Job description For our customer, the European Space Agency ESA, we are seeking a Software Product Assurance Engineer to work at ESAs ESTEC site in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Responsibilities You will be assigned to the Software Product Assurance Section within the Directorate of Technical and Quality Management. You will provide support to ESA projects typically Space Science, Earth Observation, Satellite Navigation, Launcher, or Human Spaceflight projects and related technology developments in the areas of monitoring assessing the implementation of ESAs Software PA Safety Programme. This includes support to any or all of the following activities Contribute to establishing of the programmatic and technical software PA requirements within the framework of the ESA Software policy. Evaluate industrial Contractors plans, technical specifications and efforts proposed for the execution of the SW PA programme. Monitor and evaluate SW PA analyses, reports and technical notes. Participation to project reviews, meetings, Configuration Control Boards, NonConformance Review Boards and Software Review Boards. Prepare design tradeoffs, analyses and reports using metrics to support project decisions. Participate to software product evaluations and process assessments. Establish and maintain databases to track NCRs, RFWs, action items etc. as required. This is a fulltime position located at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The requested start of work is July 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. Qualifications Competencies The successful candidate shall have Masters degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science. At least 4 years of relevant professional working experience with a background in software engineering and including several years in a ProductQuality Assurance role. Knowledge and proven experience in the following areas Configuration management of complex systems. Software engineering and PA in critical applications. Practical experience in applying formal SW standards such as ECSSEST40. Familiarity with space product assurance practices together with a good working knowledge of appropriate working tools would be useful. Relevant experience in the space sector and an understanding of space systems engineering concepts is a distinct advantage. Experience in one or more of the following specific areas is highly desirable Agile practices e.g. Scrum Master Product Owner other Agile frameworks as SAFE, Lean or Kanban. Quality assurance for Machine Learning models. Big Data software architectures and lifecycles. Data quality assurance. Cybersecurity assurance, security evaluation and certification, ISO27001. Handson experience with static code analysis and tools. Alternative software development lifecycles, continuous integration and tools. Soft skills Ability to interface with internal and external actors management, technical, administrative etc.. Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills. Good verbal and written communications primarily English. Rigor, commitment and reliability in the execution of the assigned tasks. Proactive attitude to solving problems, identify priority actions and to handle high workload. 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 bestinclass 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 extralegal benefits Highly competitive salary Support on relocation 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 exclusively through our website httpswww.terma.comcareersapplytoopenpositions and upload a cover Letter explaining your background and expertise, as well as your earliest date of availability, and an uptodate Curriculum Vitae. Closing date May 20th, 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 IDpassport and degreehigher 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. Privacy Notice By submitting your job application you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted this Privacy Notice, including Termas Privacy Policy as referenced below and are providing your consent to Termas storage and processing of your personal data accordingly. This Privacy Notice covers any personal data you submit to Terma for the recruiting process, including e.g. Your name, contact details and application status Information included in your CV or cover letter, such as job history, academic background, skills and competencies, personal interests, languages spoken, and your photo Job preferences and type of employment sought Names and contact details for references Please visit our Privacy Policy at www.terma.com. Here you will find additional information about our compliance with GDPR, how we use and protect your data, as well as information about your rights pursuant to GDPR. 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Red Tractor Assurance launches new look to mark 20th anniversary

2020-03-22 11:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

Red Tractor, the UKs largest food and farming assurance scheme, has today launched a new logo which aims to set out the credentials of the food which carries its logo.

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Operations Quality Assurance Manager

2020-03-04 21:53:08| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. At EUMETSAT, you can make a world of difference and be a part of something that makes a positive impact on society. You will be at the cutting edge of satellite technology, with a meaningful role in an organisation focused on spacebased observations of the Earths weather and climate. Working as part of a multinational team of professionals, the Operations Quality Assurance Manager manages and delivers Quality Assurance QA support services relating to the operation of satellite systems, services to users and other activities performed under the responsibility of the Operations Services to Users OPS Department. Duties Manage a team of quality assurance specialists staff members and contracted services and the associated budgets, to ensure the effective and efficient execution of the duties listed below Manage and deliver quality assurance support services to the operations for all EUMETSAT satellite systems and for the projects led by the OPS Department, including Monitoring of the satisfactory implementation of the QA requirements Guidance or support to investigations and problem solving on detected anomalies, nonconformities and operational incidents Reporting to the Director of Operations and Services to Users Facilitate the risk management activities in the area of satellite systems operations, including organisation and follow up of risk reviews on departmental and project levels Ensure the implementation of lessons learned in the area of satellite systems operations Support the definition, documentation, implementation, analysis and continual improvement of operations processes and associated working practices, and the assessment of their compliance with the EUMETSAT Management System Support the QA Competence Area Manager in the harmonisation and improvement of EUMETSATwide QA processes Perform andor support EUMETSAT internal quality audits, as well as audits on contractors and suppliers Support external quality audits. Employment conditions Excellent salary, in excess of 6,900 Euro Net after deductions based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional days of flexileave 30 days paid annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Full medical coverage for family Attractive pension Training and development support Relocation allowance for international applicants Skills and experience Minimum five years of experience in the area of quality or product assurance in complex softwareintensive working environment, preferably in operational or 247 working environment Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate teams, including management of performance and maintenance of key skills and knowledge Excellent interpersonal and team working skills, combined analysis, synthesis and presentations ability to ensure effective and efficient work and interactions both within and across teams Knowledge and practice of the ISO 9000 andor ECSS series of standards are required. An auditor certification would be an advantage. EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunity work environment for men and women. Please note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply. The EUMETSAT Convention requires that Staff shall be recruited based on their qualifications, account being taken of the international character of EUMETSAT. About EUMETSAT EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency. Its role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisations Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT has 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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