RAMS Engineer: Spacecraft Reliability & Safety

Qabird; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Netherlands, seeks a RAMS Engineer to provide dependability and safety support for ESA projects. You will engage in RAMS analyses, risk assessments, safety submissions, and technology development planning.

A master’s in engineering with several years of RAMS experience is required; familiarity with standard RAMS tools is expected. The role involves collaboration across teams at ESA.

Qualifications

• RAMS analyses experience including reliability, availability, maintainability and safety.
• Experience with RAMS requirements, techniques, methodologies and tools.
• Preparation or review of spacecraft safety data packages and safety submissions.
• Knowledge of space centre safety regulations and RAMS discipline specialization.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical RAMS support to ESA projects across all phases.
• Support risk assessments during Conceptual Design at the Concurrent Design Facility.
• Assist in spacecraft safety submissions for launch campaigns.
• Help define technology development requirements and work plans for ESA programmes.
• Contribute to RAMS policy development and safety training initiatives.
• Maintain technical competence through training, workshops and knowledge transfer.

Skills

RAMS methods

Dependability and safety

Risk assessment

System engineering

Education

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

FMEA

FTA

Petri-Nets

Markov analysis

Hazard analysis

Job description

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Netherlands, seeks a RAMS Engineer to provide dependability and safety support for ESA projects. You will engage in RAMS analyses, risk assessments, safety submissions, and technology development planning.

A master’s in engineering with several years of RAMS experience is required; familiarity with standard RAMS tools is expected. The role involves collaboration across teams at ESA.