System and Verification Engineer
JOB DETAIL
Vacancy in the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
This post is classified A2–A4 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale.
Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Description
You will be reporting to the Head of the Systems and Concurrent Engineering Section (TEC-SYE), Systems Engineering Division (TEC-SY), Systems Department (TEC-S), Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.
As a first assignment, you will provide systems engineering support to an ESA space mission project, for example the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission (EXM-RFM), in the Directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration.
Duties
You will coordinate with industry in contributing to the following tasks:
• establishing and consolidating the end-to-end system architecture and operations concept in line with the mission requirements and needs;
• performing and evaluating system design trade-off studies where needed and ensuring that the requirements, design and performances are consistent with the system-level needs;
• defining, allocating, consolidating, maintaining and verifying the system (ground and space) and external and internal interface requirements and ensuring traceability and coherence with mission requirements and technical and programmatic constraints;
• establishing, consolidating, maintaining and analysing all system budgets, including performances, throughout the project life cycle, ensuring their compliance with mission requirements;
• defining, maintaining and coordinating the implementation of a coherent and consistent AIV/T flow to ensure proper verification at mission level;
• coordinating the verification of the ESA top-level technical requirements;
• supporting the assessment of deviations, waivers and non-conformances;
• preparing and supervising verification activities at mission and ground segment levels, including systems engineering resolution of non-conformances;
• providing regular reporting to the project line manager, identifying technological and performance risk areas and proposing and implementing agreed improvements and mitigation measures;
• coordinating the various project engineering domains in support of the systems engineering function;
• supporting the Product Assurance Manager to ensure that proper quality assurance practices are applied during the manufacturing, integration and testing phases;
• supporting the Mission and System Team Leader in the management of the industrial contractor activities relevant to mission analysis, mission preparation and Spacecraft Composite assembly and verification;
• when applicable, supporting the implementation of MBSE (model-based system engineering) in the project;
• monitoring the implementation of life cycle analysis and the Zero-Debris Policy in accordance with the initiatives of the ESA Clean Space Office;
• liaising regularly with the Systems and Concurrent Engineering Section for the gathering and transfer of knowledge and lessons learned across the Agency.
Technical competencies
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
Education
A master’s degree in engineering or physics is required for this post.
Additional requirements
Additional competencies considered assets for this position are:
• mission design of complex planetary or exploration missions;
• cost and schedule aspects relating to complex planetary or exploration missions;
• experience of working with space agencies and international organisations on the handling of complex spacecraft systems interfaces;
• experience in the implementation of MBSE in a project environment;
• experience in requirements engineering using DOORS or equivalent tools;
• strong analytical skills and the ability to solve complex problems.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.
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The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests.
At the Agency we value diversity and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us email [email protected].
Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from under-represented Member States*.
In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment conducted by an external background screening service.
In principle, recruitment will be within the advertised grade band (A2-A4). However, if the selected candidate has less than four years of relevant professional experience following the completion of the master’s degree, the position may be filled at A1 level.
*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.
