Management System Support

We are looking for a Management System Support professional on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA) for their location in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to join their Quality, Supply Chain & Knowledge Management Section. The selected candidate should show integrity and professionalism.

Please note, the successful candidate will be employed by ATG Europe (or one of its subsidiaries). Furthermore, upon selection, they will be subject to a general security screening performed by an external provider (further information will be provided at interview stage).

The successful candidate will be tasked with, but not limited to:

• Maintain and operate the TEC Laboratories Quality and Safety Management System (QMS) in accordance with applicable requirements (i.e. ISO-9001);
• Be the focal point for ISO-9001 and other certifications for TEC laboratories;
• Coordinate, monitor and reporting quality and safety related aspects;
• Organise and prepare management reviews input data;
• Ensure the proper functioning of the safety processes applied in all TEC laboratories;
• Support with preparation and coordination of safety- and risk assessments and dependability analyses;
• Liaise with the ESTEC Health, Safety, and Environmental Unit;
• Organise an effective implementation of the laboratories audit programme and support the audits;
• Coordinate and follow-up of audit findings and related actions in internal tools;
• Organise and support the Non-Conformance review boards within the laboratories, conduct root-cause and extent analyses, and contribute to the definition of action plans;
• Organise and complete the regular review and timely update of QMS documentation;
• Administer and maintain of the laboratories Sharepoint QMS site;
• Liaise with the QMS coordinators of TEC;
• Monitor the maintenance, calibration and repair activities within the scope of the laboratories;
• Support the laboratories in risks- and safety assessments for testing related activities;
• Ensure that the test execution is executed in line with the TEC QMS;
• Support the development of tools to follow-up quality and safety aspects in the laboratories.

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Economics and/or Business Administration;
• At least 4 years of relevant 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;
• High degree of organisational and communication abilities;
• Comfortable working in a diverse and multinational team environment;
• Knowledge of engineering concepts is an advantage;
• Candidates must my eligible to work in the EU;
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Please submit your application in English via the apply button below. Applications submitted in other languages will not be considered.