Configuration and Document Management Officer - IRIS2 [26058]

Sopra Steria; Noordwijk; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HE Space seeks an experienced Configuration Management professional to lead documentation workflows and maintain baselines for space programs, interfacing with project control teams and international partners in Noordwijk. You will manage CM tools, ensure data integrity, and support DIRO governance, contributing to EC, NASA and ESA programs.

The role requires a Master in Engineering, 4+ years CM experience, English fluency, and knowledge of CM standards.

Qualifications

• Master in Engineering or equivalent university degree.
• At least 4years of relevant experience in Configuration Management.
• Proactive generation and review of document templates, information structures, metadata, system functions, procedures and processes related to the systems in use by end users and the Navigation Documentation and Configuration team.
• Support to the Directorate Information and Records Officer (DIRO) in discharging relevant functions such as implementation of the Documents and Record Schedule, as well as ESA’s governance on data, records, archives and data protection.
• Expertise with at least one PLM, asset management or CM process relevant tool.
• Expertise in applying at least two CM process relevant standards (ex.ECSS-M-ST-40C, NASA IVV‑10, CM‑II‑100, ITIL, SAE EIA‑649, DOD‑STD, MIL‑STD, ISO 10007, IEEE Std-828, SEI-CMMI).
• Knowledge of industrial product data representation such as ISO 10303 is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Establish liaison at operational level between the service team and the project control section for configuration management aspects and ensures that technical documentation is constantly aligned with the overall
• Perform configuration and data management for project teams interfacing with European Commision and industrial consortium
• Support implementation and maintain programmatic, contractual and technical Baselines;
• Contribute to the generation of product documents such as Product Tree, CIDL, ABCL, CSAR and CSR (Configuration Status Report);
• Follow‑up and document product configuration evolutions from as‑contracted, as‑designed, as‑developed, as delivered, as‑deployed, as‑installed to as‑operated;
• Perform configuration audits, inspections and CI identification;
• Configure, operate, report from and improve CM databases;
• Project Change Control support: Prepare and follow‑up as secretary of an entrusted Configuration Control Board (CCB) including improvement of the CCB Terms of Reference;
• Support processing and disposition of CCB documents for review and approval including improvement of the relevant DMPs (Document Management Plan);
• Provide status data and maintaining a well‑structured record system for relevant CM processes and transactions, Contribute to or maintain entrusted project documentation such as BRN (Baseline Release Note), CISL, DRL and DRDs where requested;
• Support preparation formal CM requirements for inclusion in industrial contracts;
• Review support:
• Support technical and non‑technical project reviews by managing the relevant documentation in tools and provide product CM expertise;
• Register, distribute and archive documents, as well as provide of reproductions of documents and media;
• Regular review of the status of documents in the different archive and storage locations and align this information in the Documentation and Configuration Management System database;
• Generate and maintain the documentation and configuration tracking lists;
• Support the management of the User Account List to the Directorate‘s servers and services;
• Information Management:
• Define and supervise processes and procedures for information and documentation workflows;
• Identify information contents for digitalisation and automated processing.

Skills

Configuration Management

Documentation management

Process development

Quality assurance

Education

Master in Engineering or equivalent university degree

Tools

Windchill

Jira

SAP

Eclipse

Hardcat

WAND

ClearCase/ClearQuest

Job description

Company Description

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years. We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station. HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting. We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry.

Job Description

As part of the Service team you will have the following responsibilities:

Product Configuration support:

• Establish liaison at operational level between the service team and the project control section for configuration management aspects and ensures that technical documentation is constantly aligned with the overall
• Perform configuration and data management for project teams interfacing with European Commision and industrial consortium
• Support implementation and maintain programmatic, contractual and technical Baselines;
• Contribute to the generation of product documents such as Product Tree, CIDL, ABCL, CSAR and CSR (Configuration Status Report);
• Follow‑up and document product configuration evolutions from as‑contracted, as‑designed, as‑developed, as delivered, as‑deployed, as‑installed to as‑operated;
• Perform configuration audits, inspections and CI identification;
• Configure, operate, report from and improve CM databases;
• Project Change Control support:
  • Prepare and follow‑up as secretary of an entrusted Configuration Control Board (CCB) including improvement of the CCB Terms of Reference;
  • Support processing and disposition of CCB documents for review and approval including improvement of the relevant DMPs (Document Management Plan);
  • Provide status data and maintaining a well‑structured record system for relevant CM processes and transactions, Contribute to or maintain entrusted project documentation such as BRN (Baseline Release Note), CISL, DRL and DRDs where requested;
  • Support preparation formal CM requirements for inclusion in industrial contracts;

Review support:

• Support technical and non‑technical project reviews by managing the relevant documentation in tools and provide product CM expertise;
• Register, distribute and archive documents, as well as provide of reproductions of documents and media;
• Regular review of the status of documents in the different archive and storage locations and align this information in the Documentation and Configuration Management System database;
• Generate and maintain the documentation and configuration tracking lists;
• Support the management of the User Account List to the Directorate‘s servers and services;

Information Management:

• Define and supervise processes and procedures for information and documentation workflows;
• Identify information contents for digitalisation and automated processing.
• Organise document logistics for events such as project reviews, audits and specific contract milestones;
• Identify information types and records and adequate processes for handling them.

Qualifications

• Master in Engineering or equivalent university degree;
• At least 4years of relevant experience in Configuration Management;
• Proactive generation and review of document templates, information structures, metadata, system functions, procedures and processes related to the systems in use by end users and the Navigation Documentation and Configuration team;
• Support to the Directorate Information and Records Officer (DIRO) in discharging relevant functions such as implementation of the Documents and Record Schedule, as well as ESA’s governance on data, records, archives and data protection;
• Expertise with at least one PLM, asset management or CM process relevant tool (Windchill, Jira, SAP, Eclipse, Hardcat, WAND, ClearCase/ClearQuest)
• Expertise in applying at least two CM process relevant standards (ex.ECSS-M-ST-40C, NASA IVV‑10, CM‑II‑100, ITIL, SAE EIA‑649, DOD‑STD, MIL‑STD, ISO 10007, IEEE Std-828, SEI-CMMI);
• Knowledge of industrial product data representation such as ISO 10303 is an advantage;
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Additional Information

This job is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

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Inclusive and committed employer, our company works every day to combat all forms of discrimination and promote a respectful working environment. That's why, committed to gender diversity and overall inclusivity, we encourage all applications and profiles.

Last apply date: 09/04/2026!