Product Assurance Engineer (f/m/d)

Location: Gilching, Germany
Working hours: Full-time, 40h/week
Requirement: EU citizenship
Submission deadline: 15th October

About LSE Space:
We are an independent provider of space services, covering the entire life cycle of space systems, as the main subsidiary of SSC's Engineering Services. Employing over 190 engineers, we provide services to the international space market, including support for all phases of a space mission or full service, operations, independent consulting, and training.

Are you fuelled by a passion for satellite operations and ready to embark on an exciting journey with us to help Earth benefit from space?

If you answered yes to the question, we invite you to seize the opportunity to make a significant impact as a Product Assurance Engineer. We are seeking dynamic and experienced individuals to contribute to the success of the Galileo FOC program, ensuring top-level quality and safety in operations.

Security:
In line with security requirements for the missions of this position, the candidate must hold European citizenship. Evidence of eligibility will be required as part of the recruitment process. Additionally, due to the nature of our work, all potential employees will undergo stringent reference and identity checks.

Product Assurance (PA) Tasks:

• Develop and implement a Product Assurance and Safety Plan for Galileo FOC phases, including compliance with related Statements of Compliance.
• Manage subcontractors regarding product assurance, conducting audits and inspections as needed.
• Report regularly on the product assurance and safety status, identifying issues and progress.
• Oversee and monitor daily surveillance of flight, mission, and ground operations preparation and execution.
• Support Spaceopal activities, including document approval, IT tools compliance, and contractual processes.
• Monitor and support operations validation, ensuring effective interface management with other segments.
• Participate in LEOP, IOT, IOV campaigns, and other special operations, ensuring robust process execution.
• Manage and coordinate GSOp non-conformance and anomaly control processes, ensuring adherence to relevant PA requirements and processes.
• Support configuration control processes for flight CCBs (Configuration Control Boards) and PCBs (Procedure Control Boards), and assist with mission and ground CCBs.
• Provide input to all program progress, readiness, and review meetings and boards, supporting PA/QA tasks.
• Assist Project Management with risk management processes and monitor critical items.
• Coordinate and contribute to lessons learned activities.

Quality Management (QM) Tasks:

• Ensure that quality management tasks comply with ISO 9001 standards, harmonizing procedures and work instructions for Galileo FOC.
• Coordinate internal and external audits for Spaceopal, ensuring proper execution.

SEC OPS Support Tasks:

• Support SEC OPS activities, contributing to boards and tasks analogous to PA management responsibilities.

• A degree in Aerospace Engineering or a similar field.
• Strong experience in Product Assurance and Quality Assurance in the aerospace domain.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Fluency in standard office automation tools (MS Office, Email, Internet, etc.)
• Proficiency in managing audits, subcontractors, and compliance processes.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
• Experience with satellite operations or the Galileo program would be highly desirable.