Quality Assurance Engineer

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

As part of the Technology and Quality (TEC) department, you will have the following responsibilities:

Maintenance and operation of the Laboratories Quality and Safety Management System (QMS) in accordance with applicable requirements (i.e. ISO-9001). This entails:

• Focal point for ISO-9001 and other certifications for TEC laboratories;
• Coordination, monitoring and reporting quality and safety related aspects;
• Organisation and preparation of management reviews input data;
• Ensuring the proper functioning of the safety processes applied in all TEC laboratories;
• Support preparation and coordination of safety- and risk assessments and dependability analyses;
• Liaising with the ESTEC Health, Safety, and Environmental Unit;
• Organisation of an effective implementation of the laboratories audit programme and supporting the audits;
• Coordination and follow-up of audit findings and related actions in internal tools;
• Organising and supporting the Non-Conformance review boards within the laboratories, conduct root-cause and extent analyses, and contribute to the definition of action plans;
• Organisation and completion of the regular review and timely update of QMS documentation;
• Administer and maintain the laboratories Sharepoint QMS site;
• Liaising with the QMS coordinators of TEC;
• Monitoring the maintenance, calibration and repair activities within the scope of the laboratories;
• Supporting the laboratories in risks- and safety assessments for testing related activities;
• Ensuring that the test execution is executed in line with the TEC QMS;
• Supporting the development of tools to follow-up quality and safety aspects in the laboratories.

Requirements

Skills & Experience

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• A Master degree or equivalent in Engineering , with a strong knowledge and experience in quality engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years experience in the space sector, including 4 years in Product and Quality Assurance;
• Experience leading quality audits, in particular with regards to ECSS standards and other international standards;
• Excellent interpersonal skills are needed, together with a high degree organizational and communication abilities, and comfortable with working in a diverse and multinational team environment.
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

Additional information

This job is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP-24142.

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