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Dependability and Safety Support Engineer

Telespazio Belgium

Noordwijk
Full-time
5-10 years experience
Hybrid

Key Skills

RAMS engineering
Space programs
Safety critical systems
ECSS standards
Technical risk assessment
Dependability analysis
Safety analysis
Hazard close-out
In-orbit data exploitation
Ground safety
Project management
Technical specifications
Product assurance
Concurrent design facility
Quality assurance

Job Description

Telespazio Belgium can count on more than 45 years of experience in the field of Space Operations Service & Engineering activities.

We provide a significant contribution to the most major Space programs of the European Space Agency, EUSPA and other Telespazio Groups. Our core business is to work on the ground to build bridges into space, contributing to the success of ambitious missions.

The European Space Agency is our biggest client and we provide highly qualified employees to many sites of ESA but mainly for ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we provide a permanent contract with great benefits, a good salary, a relocation package along with genuine support to our employees.

Telespazio Belgium has an on‑site service at ESTEC in the Netherlands, and we are looking for a highly skilled Dependability and Safety Support Engineer to work there.

What is expected from you:

  • Contribute to establishing project specific programmatic and technical dependability and safety requirements within the framework of the ESA Product Assurance & Safety baseline.
  • Support to projects in the evaluation and monitoring of Contractor’s plans, technical specifications and efforts proposed for the execution of the dependability and safety programs.
  • Support to the concurrent design facility (CDF) studies by performing technical risk assessment and relevant dependability and safety analyses.
  • Evaluation of dependability and safety analyses, technical notes, technical risk assessments, risk reduction processes and the associated preventive or corrective actions.
  • Defining and controlling the implementation of the applicable dependability and safety related acceptance requirements including risk acceptance criteria.
  • Support dependability and safety verification activities, including hazard close-out and disposition of related NCR, RFW and Critical Items.
  • Participating in project reviews to assess compliance with the applicable RAMS requirements and to formulate accept/reject recommendations.
  • Support collection and exploitation of In-orbit data.
  • Support R&D activities (e.g. TRP, GSP, GSTP, CDs Dossiers etc)
  • Contribute to continual improvement of the RAMS methods and tools
  • Support preparation of training courses and materials
  • Support organisation of conferences and workshops
  • Participate in collaborative activities with universities, research institutes and industry (Research Fellowship, OSIP...)
  • Support preparation and assessment of Safety Data Package for Safety Authority approval

What you offer:

  • Master's degree in the relevant field.
  • Relevant experience of application of RAMS engineering to space programs, including in ground and/or ground based systems and operations.
  • Experience in design and engineering of safety critical systems.
  • A hands-on knowledge of the RAMS analyses and methodologies (Hardware and Software), preparation of relevant RAMS documentation during the overall project life-cycle and application of ECSS dependability and safety standards.
  • Experience in dependability and safety engineering management processes and objectives and experience during operations is an advantage.
  • Experience in the field of ground safety and projects assistance in obtaining the relevant launch centre safety certification is an advantage.

Where:

You will be working within ESTEC, the European Space Agency’s offices in the Netherlands as a contractor for Telespazio Belgium. We don’t expect the employees to be on-site full time however you will still have to relocate to the Netherlands for this position.

Check out the ESTEC site here: esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC

When

Deadline to apply: ASAP

Please note that interviews will be held via Teams.

We look forward to receiving your application for this position!

Core Responsibilities

The engineer will establish and monitor project-specific dependability and safety requirements in accordance with ESA Product Assurance & Safety standards. They will also perform technical risk assessments, support concurrent design facility studies, and manage safety verification activities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field and possess experience in applying RAMS engineering to space programs. Hands-on knowledge of RAMS methodologies, ECSS standards, and safety-critical system design is required.

Benefits

  • Relocation package
  • Permanent contract
  • Good salary

About Telespazio Belgium

Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing

Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees

Telespazio works to bring Space closer to Earth, benefitting citizens, institutions and companies in a variety of sectors ranging from design and development of space systems to management of launch services and in orbit satellite control; from Earth observation to integrated satellite communication, navigation and localisation services, and through to scientific programmes. Its open innovation approach, together with the cross-contamination of different operational domains and a constant focus on issues of environmental sustainability, allow Telespazio to operate in sectors that will become increasingly important in the years to come: from communication and positioning services for the Moon to management and monitoring of satellites and other orbiting objects (Space Domain Awareness), and creation of advanced in orbit services and satellite operation of drones and unmanned vehicles. Moreover, using innovations such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to process big data from satellites, Telespazio is in the front lines of development of space applications capable of improving people’s lives on our planet and helping to win the great challenges of our times, such as the effects of climate change. Telespazio is a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) and one of the world’s biggest suppliers of satellite solutions and services. The company teams up with Thales Alenia Space to form the parent companies’ Space Alliance, a strategic partnership which offers a complete range of space services. Founded in Italy in 1961, Telespazio is based in Rome and counts more than 3000 employees through its various subsidiaries and joint ventures.

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