Configuration Management Engineer

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 Navigation.
The happiness of our employees has proven key to obtaining excellent results and a client who also regards us highly for excellent service.

Overview

The duties of the Contractor will be performed within the Configuration & Data Management Unit and will report to the Head of Configuration and Data Management.

The Configuration Management Engineer (CME) interfaces projects and programmes of the Navigation Directorate for all aspects of Configuration (CM) and information management;

The CME provides expertise of NAV’s digital information systems and intermediates between those and their internal and external users as part of the services rendered by the Configuration and Data Management unit;

Besides the core tasks in CM, the tasks entail also the responsibility for the continuous oversight for the Navigation Directorate’s (NAV) information and records flow and supports actively the Directorate’s digitalization activity as part of ESA’s Digital Agenda. This includes control over the Directorate’s (NAV) repositories, tools and information related processes as well as external support services. The direct interface to the Directorate’s users and steering effectively related administration activities is an essential to the task. The CME drives or takes actively part in documenting and reviewing existing and projected new processes related to the use of digital system configuration and documentation systems and other relevant IT tools;

Duties include the following ;

Product Configuration Support;

• Analyze and contribute to the specification of relevant processes for Segment and System CI identification, verification and control in support of NAV engineering activities.
• Support implementation and maintain programmatic, contractual and technical Baselines.
• Contribute to the generation of product documents such as Product Tree, CIDL, ABCL, CSAR and CSR (Configuration Status Report).
• Follow-up and document product configuration evolutions from as-contracted, as-designed, as-developed, as delivered, as-deployed, as-installed to as-operated.
• Perform configuration audits, inspections and CI identification.
• Configure, operate, report from and improve CM databases.

Project Change Control Support;

• Prepare and follow-up as secretary of an entrusted Configuration Control Board (CCB) including improvement of the CCB Terms of Reference.
• Support processing and disposition of CCB documents for review and approval including improvement of the relevant DMPs (Document Management Plan).
• Provide status data and maintaining a well-structured record system for relevant CM processes and transactions, Contribute to or maintain entrusted project documentation such as BRN (Baseline Release Note), CISL, DRL and DRDs where requested.
• Support preparation formal CM requirements for inclusion in industrial contracts.

Review Support;

• Support technical and non-technical project reviews by managing the relevant documentation in tools and provide product CM expertise.
• Register, distribute and archive documents, as well as provide of reproductions of documents and media.
• Regular review of the status of documents in the different archive and storage locations and align this information in the Documentation and Configuration Management System database.
• Generate and maintain the documentation and configuration tracking lists.
• Support the management of the User Account List to the Directorate‘s servers and services.

Information Management;

• Define and supervise processes and procedures for information and documentation workflows.
• Identify information contents for digitalization and automated processing.
• Interface external Documentation Processing Support Services (DPSS) defining detailed procedures and overseeing the execution of the upload and configuration of NAV related information and documentation.
• Organize document logistics for events such as project reviews, audits and specific contract milestones.
• Supervise and take corrective actions to maintain quality of document metadata and compliancy with ESA and NAV policies and requirements.
• Identify information types and records and adequate processes for handling them.
• Liaise with corporate IT functions for the operation of NAV.
• Proactive generation and review of document templates, information structures, metadata, system functions, procedures and processes related to the systems in use by end users and the Navigation Documentation and Configuration team.
• Organization of the Navigation documentation office logistics including, but not limited to procedures, media and ledgers.
• Support to the Directorate Information and Records Officer (DIRO) in discharging relevant functions such as implementation of the Documents and Record Schedule, as well as ESA’s governance on data, records, archives and data protection.

The CME reports to the Head of he Configuration and Data management unit. The above tasks must be implemented in line with applicable Directorates engineering CM processes, ESA standards and the Directorate ISO certified QMS in close collaboration with relevant Configuration management functions. The work can entail to handle unclassified and classified material;

Specific Qualification Requirements

• The Candidate shall have a University (Master’s) degree in Engineering. or equivalent university degree from a recognized institution of secondary studies.
• The Candidate should ideally have at least 4 years of relevant experience in Configuration Management.
• High level of autonomy and pro-activeness.
• Extended knowledge of data analysis/processing (statistics, error budgets; simulations; data tools such as Matlab.
• Excellent communication skills and professional maturity that is required to carry out complex tasks and high level of responsibility.
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Eligibility to national personal security clearance relevant to ESA NAV programmes.
• Office productivity: PC (desktop, laptops)mainly in a MS Windows based application environment such as Office 365, in particular good knowledge in MS Excel.
• Expertise in applying and configurating at least one PLM, asset management or CM process relevant tool such as Windchill, Jira, SAP, Eclipse, Hardcat, WAND, ClearCase/ClearQuest.
• Expertise in applying at least two CM process relevant standards such as ECSS-M-ST-40C, NASA IVV-10, CM-11-100, ITIL, SAE EIA-649, DOD-STD, MIL-STD, ISO 10007, IEEE Std-828, SEI-CMMI.
• Knowledge of industrial product data represent as as ISO 10303;

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.
• 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 23 March 2021, please apply via our Job Application form quoting NAV-104 as reference.

Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting them by 25 March 2021, 13.00 hours.

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