Space Software PA Engineer — Hybrid (ESTEC)

Telespazio; Noordwijk; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 30 days + ESTEC closure

Hybrid work 3 in-office / 2 remote

Health insurance

Pension plan

Training budget (Coursera)

Relocation package

Travel allowance

Job summary

Telespazio Belgium, operating at ESTEC in the Netherlands, seeks a Software Product Assurance Support Engineer as a contractor. You will help implement PA requirements and engage with ESA reviews, leveraging ECSS standards and security best practices.

The role emphasizes space software assurance, ML QA, and big data architectures with a hybrid work arrangement and relocation support to the Netherlands.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in software engineering or computer science with background in space engineering.
• Relevant Software Product Assurance experience.
• Familiarity with ECSS standards, especially RD-01 and RD-02.
• Quality assurance for ML models and data quality.
• Big Data software architectures and lifecycle knowledge.
• Configuration management of complex systems with traceability.
• Hands-on experience with static code analysis and related tools.
• Awareness of security best practices in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to establishing programmatic and technical PA requirements under ESA policy.
• Evaluate contractor plans and specifications for PA compliance.
• Review PA plans and compliance matrices against PA & Engineering requirements.
• Monitor SW PA documentation, processes and reports.
• Attend project/mission reviews and meetings as requested.
• Participate in project reviews, CBs, NRRBs and Software Review Boards.
• Prepare design trade-offs and analyses using metrics for project decisions.
• Participate in software product evaluations and process assessments.
• Maintain databases to track NCRs, RFWs and action items.

Skills

Software PA experience

ECSS standards

Security assurance

Machine Learning QA

Big Data architectures

Configuration management

Static code analysis

CI/CD

Education

Master’s degree in software engineering or computer science

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Configuration management tools

Job description

Telespazio Belgium, operating at ESTEC in the Netherlands, seeks a Software Product Assurance Support Engineer as a contractor. You will help implement PA requirements and engage with ESA reviews, leveraging ECSS standards and security best practices.

The role emphasizes space software assurance, ML QA, and big data architectures with a hybrid work arrangement and relocation support to the Netherlands.