Product Assurance Engineer

Aversan Inc.; Cambridge; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Cambridge is seeking a qualified Product Assurance Engineer. This role involves developing and maintaining assurance plans, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and supporting audits. Candidates should have a technical degree and 3+ years in space product assurance, especially with small satellites. The ideal candidate is experienced in risk management and can effectively communicate across various engineering disciplines. This position offers a hybrid or remote work arrangement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in space product assurance, especially with small satellites.
• Strong knowledge of safety and mission assurance standards.
• Familiarity with quality assurance practices for space systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Product Assurance Implementation Plan
• Ensure compliance with ISO and CSA requirements.
• Identify and analyze safety risks and prepare Hazard Reports.
• Support verification planning and audits.

Skills

Technical degree in Engineering

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge of CSA/NASA safety and mission assurance standards

Experience with hazard analysis and risk management

Education

Technical degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Product Assurance Engineer

Aversan Inc. (www.aversan.com) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading‑edge and reliable safety‑critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.

We are currently seeking a qualified Product Assurance Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be highly technical and strategic, requiring an experienced engineer to develop high‑performance software for nanosatellite systems and optical data processing pipelines.

Location: Cambridge, ON

Job Type: Full Time

Working Arrangement: Hybrid or Remote

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Product Assurance Implementation Plan (PAIP) and Software PAIP (SPAIP), in accordance with CSA requirements.
• Maintain and enforce a QA system compliant with ISO and CSA requirements to support hardware and software lifecycle.
• Serve as the designated independent Product Assurance authority.
• Maintain independence from the design and development teams, with full authority to approve or reject processes and products affecting mission assurance.
• Support CSA audits, reviews, and milestone gates.
• Identify and analyze safety risks, prepare Hazard Reports, and ensure compliance with FMEA and Critical Item List (CIL) requirements.
• Monitor mitigation strategies, perform residual risk assessments, and present findings at design reviews.
• Monitor and ensure flow down of PA/QA requirements to lower‑tier suppliers.
• Review subcontractor PA plans and reports, and support source inspections as needed.
• Maintain traceability of all product assurance tasks and records through the PAIP and associated configuration systems.
• Support development of the Acceptance Data Package, Problem Reporting System, and GIDEP alerts processing.
• Participate in verification planning, test readiness reviews (TRR), and audits.

Basic Qualifications

• Technical degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, or comparable qualification.
• 3+ years in space product assurance, particularly on small satellite missions and/or optical payloads.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and communicate across different engineering domains and aligning with the teams in Munich.
• Strong knowledge of CSA/NASA safety and mission assurance standards (e.g., SSP 50062, CSA‑SMA‑RD‑0008).
• Experience with hazard analysis, FMEA, CIL, and risk management processes.
• Familiarity with reliability, maintainability, and quality assurance practices for space systems.
• Proficient in non‑conformance handling, audit preparation, and quality control systems.

Please note:

Interested applicants must apply directly to this link to be considered for this position.

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