Configuration and Document Officer - 6 Months Project [26178]

Sopra Steria; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

HE Space is seeking a Configuration and Document Officer for a 4‑month, part‑time assignment in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. You will manage configuration data across project teams, align technical documentation with contractual baselines, and support CCB processes in a multinational space program.

The role requires a Master in Engineering or equivalent, at least 4 years in Configuration Management, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Master in Engineering or equivalent university degree.
• At least 4 years 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.

Responsibilities

• Establish liaison at operational level between the service team and the project control section for configuration management aspects and ensure that technical documentation is aligned with the overall.
• Perform configuration and data management for project teams interfacing with industrial consortium.
• Support implementation and maintain programmatic, contractual and technical baselines.
• Follow-up and document product configuration evolutions from as-contracted to as-operated.
• Perform configuration audits, inspections and CI identification.
• Configure, operate, report from and improve CM databases.
• 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).
• Support preparation formal CM requirements for inclusion in industrial contracts.
• 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 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.

Skills

English fluency

Education

Master in Engineering

Tools

PLM tools

CADM deliverables

ECSS standards knowledge

Job description

Configuration and Document Officer - 6 Months Project [26178]

• Part-time
• Duration (in Months): 4

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.

As part of the Service team you will have the following 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 industrial consortium;
• Support implementation and maintain programmatic, contractual and technical Baselines;
• 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;
• 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);
• Support preparation formal CM requirements for inclusion in industrial contracts;
• 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;

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• 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;
• Experience supporting Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), configuration baselines, and configuration identification activities;
• Familiarity with key CADM deliverables and processes, including CIDLs, CSARs, CBDLs, ECLIPSE review cycles, RIDs, CRs, CCNs, and RFDs/RFWs;
• Knowledge of ECSS standards, document management systems, or Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools;
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

Last apply date: 31/12/2026!

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