Assistant Configuration Officer

Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our support to ESA in the domain of Business Management, Controlling & Administration in the Directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration Programmes (D/HRE).
Happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service.

Overview

The Assistant Configuration Officer covers both ESA internal activities and activities performed by Industrial Contractors.

Tasks and Activities include:

• The preparation of adequate requirements and CM systems auditing.
• Establishing adequate processes for proper Product configuration control.
• Configuration management planning. 
• Configuration items identification, technical requirements base lining, production and maintenance of configuration item data list (CIDL).
• Management of configuration evolution, baselines verification, as-built control and inspections.
• Establishment of Establishment of configuration control methods, procedures and standards.
• Establishing and/or assuring that adequate configuration control methods, procedures and standards are established and/or maintained, consistent with applicable standards/requirements. 
• Preparing formal requirements for inclusion in industrial contracts. 
• Participating in Project Reviews. 
• Conducting configuration audits and configuration inspections. 
• Supervising the processing and disposition of Change Requests and/or Change Proposals.
• Providing status data and maintaining a well-structured record system; acting as secretary to appropriate Boards established for the processing of changes.
• Establishing and maintaining the approval system for all documents under formal ESA control, and maintaining the associated DRLs and DRDs.
• Supporting the supervision and maintenance of the documentation library and archives.
• Proposing automated methods and tools required to increase performance of configuration and documentation control tasks.

Specific qualification requirements

• A Bachelor Degree and at least 2 year working experience.
• Good organisation skills.
• Previous experience in the processing of technical documentation and a technical/scientific background would be an asset.
• Experience in international environments.
• Autonomy in the execution of tasks and ability to manage workload and identifying priorities; ability to cope with pressure, meet deadlines and deliver on time.
• Fluent in English, knowledge of another Member State language is an asset.
• Able to work autonomously and with initiative whilst remaining a teamplayer.
• Customer oriented behaviour and rigorous work approach.

Legal and Security Requirements

• All applicants must be legally allowed to work in The Netherlands
• Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA.
• Prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident.

Location

The work will be performed at the European Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) at Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

Contract

• The selected candidate will receive good remuneration  in line with ESA Job Class.
• Will be registered for both social security and tax in the Netherlands.
• The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual days holiday.
• Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included.
• Aurora assist with relocation both with support and financially.
• Aurora contributes to a company pension scheme.

To be considered for this Position

Prior to 15 July 2020, please apply via our Job Application form quoting BMC-HRE-80 (RT-C/HRE-MC-00080) as reference.

Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them by 20 July 2020, 13.00 hours.

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