Quality Assurance Engineer

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Darmstadt

EUR 60.000 - 80.000

Jobbeschreibung

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EUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency - monitoring the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

This is your chance to contribute to a world leading earth observation programme, set to generate global weather forecasting and climate monitoring benefits. As a Quality Assurance Engineer you will be at the heart of ensuring all elements of this complex system work together to deliver world leading meteorological products.

In the EUMETSAT matrix organisation, the Technical and Scientific Support (TSS) department provides support to the development and operations of EUMETSAT satellite systems, in particular ground systems, as well as quality assurance and management support services to the full organisation, through its Process Assurance and Management Support Division (PRS).

The selected Quality Assurance Engineer will be part of the TSS Quality Assurance team and closely collaborate with the engineering and scientific teams in TSS. He/she will be a member of TSS-led engineering development projects and will provide support to the evolutions of EUMETSAT operational services and to other engineering-related activities adopting new technologies in line with the organisation’s multi-mission approach.

Duties

Plan and perform project quality assurance activities in support to project management, including the definition and tailoring of the applicable Quality and Product Assurance requirements, organisation of reviews and provision of key project quality indicators, identifying non-conformities with regards to the applicable processes and facilitating the project risk management process;
Plan and provide Quality and Product Assurance support for the maintenance and evolution of operational ground systems and support services and for the management and follow up of technical investigations;
Define and ensure applicability of Quality and Product Assurance requirements for technical/engineering support contracts and monitor their implementation, including reporting and acting upon detected deviations, anomalies and non-conformities;
Provide Quality and Product Assurance support during acceptance process (e.g. Incoming Inspections, tests related reviews (e.g. Test Readiness Review/Test Review Board), acceptance related reviews, management of anomalies, etc.);
Provide Product Assurance support to the Ground Segment System, Software and IT Infrastructure components, including the provision of expert support in the review of related deliveries and during technical investigations and milestones;
Participate in Internal Quality Audits and Quality Audits on external contractors/suppliers as necessary, to ensure their established processes are appropriate to fulfil the contracts they hold with EUMETSAT, in line with EUMETSAT requirements;
Ensure lessons learned in TSS projects are gathered, assessed, recorded and implemented/applied as relevant to subsequent projects;
Provide Quality and Product Assurance training to TSS personnel.

What we offer

Generous salary, of up to Euro 8,500 / month NET (after income tax) based on skills and experience
Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
Excellent medical coverage for employee and family
30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
Training and development support
Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)

Requirements

Skills and Experience:

Proven experience of minimum five years in, at least, one of the following domains: Quality Assurance, Product Assurance or Software Engineering for large-scale software-intensive systems (e.g. space, aeronautical, defence or automotive sectors), and general knowledge about the others;
Proven professional experience, as part of the Engineering team or the Product Assurance team, in projects developing Software Systems, including its Software and IT Infrastructure components;
Experience in Ground Segment Systems would be an advantage;
Knowledge of system engineering standards and methodologies in aspects relevant to space operational systems;
Experience in the definition and assessment of processes, good practices in the field of quality assurance, combined with good knowledge and practice of the ISO 9001 and/or other relevant QA standards;
Experience with new technologies such as cloud computing and Docker/ Kubernetes and development methodologies (e.g. Agile, DevOps) will be an advantage;
Excellent analysis, synthesis and presentation skills;
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to apply these to interactions within and among teams.

Qualifications:

A university degree in engineering or computer science (or another relevant discipline).
Certification in quality assurance, management or auditing would be an advantage.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES.

EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate to the area if successful. Whilst EUMETSAT does have a hybrid working policy (details can be found on the eumetsat.int website), long-term teleworking will not be possible.

More about us

EUMETSAT’s role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisation's Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide.

EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users.

As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Science
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing

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