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Product Assurance Engineer (m/f/d) | Munich, Germany

Munich SPO, Fucino
Full-time
Permanent employee

Tasks and Responsibilities:

You will help ensure that processes, products and services meet the contractual requirements and quality standard in the frame of the Galileo Program. You will contribute in measuring quality performance, reporting and driving continuous improvement.

  • Provide PA/QA support to Spaceopal projects and operational activities across the company, including but not limited to Galileo Programme, in line with ECCS-Q standard and contractual requirements.
  • Manage anomalies and corrective actions in line with PA processes.
  • Support configuration and documentation control, change review and risk management from a PA perspective.
  • Collect, analyse and report quality KPIs and prepare inputs for management and customer reviews.
  • Support review and milestones with PA assessment and independent verification.
​You will also:
  • Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the company QMS/ISMS including procedures, records and evaluations.
  • Plan, perform and follow-up internal audits; support third-party audits.
  • Participate in supplier and subcontractor assessment, monitoring and performance review.
  • Promote a quality culture and clear, timely communication with operations, engineering and management.

Required Qualification and Experience:

  • University degree in engineering, computer science or a comparable technical field.
  • 5+ years of experience in product assurance, quality assurance or quality engineering in Aerospace, Defense or other highly regulated industry.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality management tools (NCR, CAPA, root cause analysis as 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa).
  • Working knowledge of ECSS standards, in particular ECSS-Q branch.
  • Experience in anomaly and non-conformance management, including participation in review boards.
  • Experience in audits either as auditor or as auditee.
  • Strong analytical skills, rigor and attention to detail, with pragmatic approach.
  • Excellent written and spoken English; ability to write clear reports and procedures is essential.
Desirable:
  • Experience with satellites operations (flight/ground segment), ideally including LEOP activities.
  • RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety) competence.
  • ISO19011 auditor training or ISO 9001 lead auditor qualification; knowledge of ISO 14001, EN9100 and ISO 27001.
  • Familiarity with ESA/EU institutional customers and contractual environments.
  • Programming and Excel automation skills (macros, VBA) to improve and streamline PA/QA tools and reporting.
  • Knowledge of German and/or Italian would be beneficial.

Work location:

Spaceopal Headquarter (Munich, Germany)
It could be necessary to spend time periodically at the GCC-D (Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany) and/or GCC-I (Fucino, Italy). 
 
It could be necessary to participate to meetings in the above locations and in other relevant project locations in Europe.

Benefits:

  • 30 days annual leave 
  • Work-life-balance, e.g., through flexible working time models and mobile office options (if job function applicable for mobile work)
  • Employer supported: pension scheme, job ticket and EGYM Wellpass
  • Employer supported canteen, free coffee & fruit service
  • Centrally located office 
  • Personal development and training options
  • Regular company and team events
  • International working environment, dynamic, multicultural and motivated teams

Full-time

40h/weekly

About us

Spaceopal is the prime service operations contractor for the European Galileo Satellite Navigation System and manages all Galileo Service Operations. The awarded European Commission (EC) contract to Spaceopal is more than just its satellites in space. Galileo Service Operations will provide high-quality positioning, navigation and timing services to users across the whole world as a civil-controlled service with guaranteed continuity of coverage.

Do you want to get involved with us? Do you want to be a part of our interdisciplinary international teams — be part of the Galileo Family? Does your specialist area match our subjects?

If you are convinced that you are right for us, take a look at all our vacancies — or send in a speculative application! Browse through our open positions. We look forward to receiving completed applications for our job postings here.

Be part of a multinational team of high professionals in a dynamic working environment. Be part of one of Europa’s largest and most complex technology projects.

Be part of the Galileo Family!