Product Assurance Engineer

Main responsibilities 

• Oversee and ensure adherence to Product Assurance requirements during all project phases: design, development, production, and testing.
• Conduct reliability and safety assessments.
• Monitor and address deviations, waivers, part approvals, non-conformities, and both corrective and preventive measures.
• Detect and resolve issues that could jeopardize product quality and safety.
• Take part in project meetings and audits.
• Assess and validate suppliers of products and services; perform independent audits as necessary.
• Contribute to tenders by providing insights into quality organization and processes.
• Draft Statements of Compliance (SoC) related to Product Assurance requirements.
• Schedule, manage, and finalize inspection points and review meetings with clients.
• Assemble data packages to aid in customer reviews.
• Supervise the materials and processes applied to the products.
• Ensure configuration management and product-level traceability.
• Provide monthly reports on product assurance aspects to the Project Lead as part of the Project-specific Progress Report.

Requirements

• Passion for the space industry, technology, and quality assurance.
• Ability to perform and think at a minimum BSc level, ideally with an Engineering background.
• Practical, self-assured, detail-oriented, process-focused, adaptable, resilient under stress, and able to see the broader picture.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, Teams, Outlook).
• Possession of a driving license and readiness to travel.
• Proficiency in technical English (C2 level) and intermediate Dutch (B1 level).

Highly Valued/Desired Skills:

• Prior experience in the spaceflight industry, especially in satellite equipment supply.
• Understanding of the current technological state of spaceflight components and systems.