Space Program Product Assurance
Space Program Product Assurance
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Our areas of activity are Aerospace Defense & Security Big Science Biotechnology and Fintech.
In ARQUIMEA SPACE develops spaceflight parts and equipment for satellites and launchers. We specialize in thermal control systems structural panels optical payloads avionics release and deployment mechanisms and radhard microelectronics. Together with our tech partners we provide highthroughput smallsats and their subsystems. Our brandnew factory in Madrid is suited to integrate satellites and constellations.
We are looking for a Space Program Product Assurance with the mission of ensuring the reliability safety and quality of a spacecraft program including the mass production of satellites by implementing robust product assurance (PA) processes compliance frameworks and risk mitigation strategies.
Tasks to be performed:
- Quality & Reliability Assurance: Establish and enforce quality control measures throughout the entire program including the spacecraft production lifecycle to ensure mission success and product integrity.
- Process Standardization & Industrialization: Develop and implement standardized PA processes to streamline highvolume spacecraft manufacturing while maintaining compliance/coherence with industry standards (ECSS AS9100 NASA ESA).
- Supplier & Subcontractor Quality Management: Oversee supplier qualification audits and performance evaluations to ensure adherence to quality and reliability requirements.
- NonConformance & Risk Management: Identify analyse and resolve nonconformities implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to minimize risks and ensure continuous improvement. Identifies and addresses improvement opportunities and develop root cause countermeasures.
- Material & Component Assurance: Ensure all materials components and subsystems meet strict space industry reliability standards conducting screening lot acceptance tests (LAT) and failure analysis when necessary.
- Testing & Validation Oversight: Supervise form a product assurance point of view spacecraft verification including environmental testing (thermal vibration radiation) functional testing and inorbit performance validation.
- Configuration & Change Management: Supervise design and process changes ensuring traceability and compliance with PA requirements in collaboration with the Configuration Manager and the Change Control Committee.
- Regulatory & Compliance Oversight: Ensure adherence to international space industry regulations when required and best practices in product assurance.
- Manufacturing Process Audits: Conduct internal and external audits to verify compliance with quality assurance standards and improve production efficiency.
- CrossFunctional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering manufacturing and operations teams to integrate PA requirements into design production and assembly processes.
Required skills experience and candidate profile:
- Degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related field.
- Masters Degree specialized in Quality Engineering Reliability Engineering or Systems Engineering is a plus.
- Relevant certifications such as AS9100 or ISO9001 Lead Auditor Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt) or ECSS PA standards are highly desirable.
- Minimum experience of 10 years in product assurance quality assurance or reliability engineering in the aerospace or highreliability manufacturing sector with at least 5 years in space sector.
- Experience with continuous quality improvement activities in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in qualifying and auditing suppliers to ensure compliance with PA requirements.
- Experience managing incoming inspections lot acceptance tests (LAT) and counterfeit parts prevention programs.
- Experience working in a highthroughput production environment ideally involving the manufacture of satellite constellations spacecraft components/equipment or other space hardware at scale.
- Experienced in Root Cause analysis and Continuous Improvement in the spacecraft manufacturing.
- Knowledge of space industry certification and regulatory requirements from NASA ESA or commercial space entities.
- Handson experience with failure analysis risk assessment and nonconformance management including tools like Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA).
The position is located in our Headquarters of Torrejn de Ardoz (Madrid).
The candidate must be eligible to work in the EU and must be able to travel to the US.
Were looking for curious creative tenacious and collaborative people eager to do things and unafraid to tackle challenges in order to contribute to improving the society in wich we live.
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At ARQUIMEA we value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or other protected factors by law. All candidates will be considered equally based on their skills and experience
Employment Type
Full Time
