Quality Assurance Engineer Job in Darmstadt , Germany

EUMETSAT is Europe’s meteorological satellite agency. Its 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 has 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.)

EUMETSAT is now inviting well qualified candidates from its Member States to apply for the following post:

Quality Assurance Engineer Job Description

EUMETSAT is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team. You will work with all parts of our organisation, engaging our teams to embed quality into everything we do.  If you are interested, please apply using reference VN18 74.

The initial focus in this role will be the provision of Quality and Product Assurance for the planned EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation (EPS-SG) System. This Programme is one of EUMETSAT’s most prestigious and is expected to be the most important source of satellite observations for all forecasts based on Numerical Weather Predictions in the 2021–2040 timeframe. The role will provide quality and product assurance support for the design and development of end-to-end low earth orbit satellite systems, comprising satellites, launch services and ground segment.
EUMETSAT operates meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space and we are committed to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe for earth observation satellite programmes. The success of our missions is crucial for weather forecasting and environmental monitoring, and you could play a major part in this.

Quality Assurance Engineer Job Requirements

In this role you will have the opportunity to contribute to the definition and implementation of QA processes, you will also define and maintain QA plans and working practices and support the design phases of programmes in development. We expect you to be able to assess QA plans provided by our contractors during the various programme phases, to follow up any root cause analysis and to drive through any agreed corrective actions.

You should have a University degree in engineering, Physics or Computer Science and ideally a professional certification as a quality auditor. You should also have a solid experience in QA/PA for the design, procurement and Integration, Verification and Validation (IV&V) of complex software intensive products. Ideally you should have experience gained from the aerospace field and have knowledge and practice of ISO 9001:2015, ECSS/M and relevant EN standards.

Quality Assurance Engineer Application Information

In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, EUMETSAT provides an outstanding working environment in Darmstadt, ‘the City of Science’. We can support new staff with re-location and child-care advice, as well as language training, if you are new to the area.

All applicants must be EUMETSAT member state nationals with a working knowledge of the English language, both spoken and written. You also require some knowledge of French.

EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women.

The closing date for applicants is 3rd January 2019 and interviews are tentatively scheduled for w/c 28th January.

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