Quality Engineer for Laboratory QA Support, Ref no: 24-80377

Would you like to be part of our specialist services group, who have been providing engineering support to space agencies and prime contractors for more than 40 years?
For our customer, the European Space Agency (ESA), we are seeking a Quality Engineer with experience in the space industry to work at ESA’s ESTEC site in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

Job description
You will be deployed to ESA/ESTEC’s Quality, Supply Chain & Knowledge Management Section within the Directorate of Technical and Quality Management (TEC).

Responsibilities
As Quality Engineer your role will be to provide QA support to TEC Laboratories. This entails maintenance and operation of the TEC Laboratories Quality and Safety Management System (QMS) in accordance with applicable requirements (i.e. ISO-9001).

Your specific tasks will be:

• Focal point for ISO-9001 and other certifications for TEC laboratories.
• Coordination, monitoring and reporting quality and safety related aspects.
• Organisation and preparation of management reviews input data.
• Ensuring the proper functioning of the safety processes applied in all TEC laboratories.
• Support preparation and coordination of safety- and risk assessments and dependability analyses.
• Liaising with the ESTEC Health, Safety, and Environmental Unit.
• Organisation of an effective implementation of the laboratories audit programme and supporting the audits.
• Coordination and follow-up of audit findings and related actions in internal tools.
• Organising and supporting the Non-Conformance review boards within the laboratories, conduct root-cause and extent analyses, and contribute to the definition of action plans.
• Organisation and completion of the regular review and timely update of QMS documentation.
• Administer and maintain the laboratories Sharepoint QMS site.
• Liaising with the QMS coordinators of TEC.
• Monitoring the maintenance, calibration and repair activities within the scope of the laboratories.
• Supporting the laboratories in risks- and safety assessments for testing related activities.
• Ensuring that the test execution is executed in line with the TEC QMS.
• Supporting the development of tools to follow-up quality and safety aspects in the laboratories.

This is a full-time position located at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

The requested start of work is November 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter.

What’s our company like?
We are an international company representing world class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products and services. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology.

You will be part of the Terma Space Division which has for 50 years delivered mission-customized software and hardware products including power systems and star trackers as well as services to the European space market. We have supported a large number of pioneering European scientific and Earth Observation satellite missions and continue to be 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, Austria, Czech Republic, Romania, and the UK.

How to succeed in this position?
The successful candidate shall have:

• A Masters’ level degree in an Engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in the space sector, including 4 years in Product and Quality Assurance.
• Experience leading quality audits, in particular with regards to the applicable space standards (ECSS) and other international standards (ISO9001 etc.).

Desirable:

• Prior experience with technical laboratory safety processes and related Health & Safety standards very desirable e.g. OHSAS 18001.
• Knowledge of space engineering disciplines would be an advantage (mechanical, thermal, electrical etc.).

Soft skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills are needed, together with a high degree of organizational and communication abilities, and comfortable with working in a diverse and multinational team environment.
• Proficiency in the English language (spoken and written).

Any unanswered questions?
Feel free to contact Mr. Simon Mills, Senior Project Manager on +31 6 2326 2398 or [email protected] in case of any further questions regarding this position.

We look forward to receiving your application and CV. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.terma.com.

Application deadline: 17th October 2024

Applications will be processed continuously.

Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer.

Please note:

• Applicants must hold all appropriate documentation and 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.

About Terma

The Denmark based high-tech Terma Group develops products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry.

Terma A/S is headquartered at Aarhus, Denmark. Internationally, Terma has subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore and the U.S.

Application deadline:
17. October 2024