Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Description
You will be assigned as RAMS Engineer in the RAMS Section, Quality and Product Assurance Management Division, Quality Department, Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality.
The RAMS Section is responsible for providing Dependability and Safety support to all ESA projects and is in charge of the development, implementation and maintenance of Dependability and Safety expertise and standards. It carries out technological research (R&D) in the fields of RAMS requirements, techniques, methodologies and tools. It also supports RAMS-related standardisation and training activities.
Duties
Reporting to the Head of Section and within the technical fields described above, your main tasks and responsibilities will include:
- providing technical support and expertise to ESA projects in the field of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS) throughout all project phases;
- supporting technical risk assessments of ESA missions during the conceptual design phase within the Concurrent Design Facility;
- supporting the spacecraft safety submission process in the framework of launch campaigns;
- collecting in-orbit data for the Return of Experience (REX) of ESA missions, liaising and maintaining synergies with systems and space operations teams, in particular within the Directorate of Operations (D/OPS) with a view to continuously improving and closing the loop between prediction and actual in-orbit operations, gathering lessons learned;
- contributing to the proposal, definition and management of R&D activities covering long- and short-term ESA needs;
- contributing to the definition of technology development requirements and work plans for the Agency’s technology programmes;
- developing and maintaining ESA Dependability and Safety policies, requirements and standards;
- maintaining Agency and industry technical competence through training, symposiums and workshops;
- monitoring applicable scientific and technological trends, maintaining state-of-the-art expertise;
- contributing to dissemination of the results of activities performed and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency.
Duties may also include supporting other activities within your field of competence and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency.
Technical competencies
General background and specific experience in the technical domains covered by the position
Understanding of related technologies, R&D trends and the industrial landscape
Project support experience in a relevant domain
Experience in the management and monitoring of industrial activities, including participation in reviews
Experience with Space Quality Standards and their preparation and implementation
Experience with the application of RAMS tools and methods at System, Satellite or Payload level
Experience with the preparation and delivery of Dependability and Safety training
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook
Education
A master’s degree in engineering is required for this post.
Additional requirements
- Experience in performing RAMS analyses: reliability and availability predictions, failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA) and hazard analysis.
The following will be considered assets:
- Experience in performing other types of RAMS analyses, such as Petri nets, Markov graphs and common cause analysis;
- Experience with the preparation or review of spacecraft safety data packages in the framework of the launch campaign safety submission process and knowledge of space centre safety regulations;
- An educational specialisation in a RAMS-related discipline.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness
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.
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 via email at contact.human.resources@esa.int.
Important Information and Disclaimer
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.
Applicants must be eligible to access technology and hardware which is subject to European and US export control regulations & security clearance by their national security administrations.
During the recruitment process, the Agency may request applicants to undergo selection tests. Additionally, successful candidates will need to undergo basic screening before appointment, which will be conducted by an external background screening service, in compliance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures.
Note that ESA is in the process of transitioning to a Matrix setup, which could lead to organisational changes affecting this position.
The information published on ESA’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication. It is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have.
Nationality and Languages
Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia.
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*.
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.
*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.
