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Octagon Professionals

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Multiple Countries, Multiple Cities

Category:
IT - Administration

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Job Description:

Octagon Professionals International is one of the main contractors to the European Space Agency (ESA) for Product Assurance & Safety (PA&S) services. We provide comprehensive professional services to public organisations, delivering engineering expertise and operational support across ESA directorates and programmes. Our teams work within ESA’s Quality Department and PA&S Offices, ensuring that processes and products meet the Agency’s quality requirements and directly contributing to Europe’s flagship space missions.

Job Responsibility:

Establish and maintain PA&S requirements baselines
Produce PA&S documentation, specifications, and inputs for ESA reviews
Review contractors’ PA plans and monitor NCRs, anomalies, failures, deviations, and waivers
Support Boards (NRBs, CCBs, MRBs, EEE, M&P, Test Reviews)
Participate in inspections, audits, test witnessing, and configuration checks
Support acceptance reviews and verification data?pack assessments
Contribute to project reviews, safety reviews, and working groups
Provide PA&S support during MAIT and launch campaigns, including possible extended missions
Deliver reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and lessons learned
Support training, workshops, and knowledge capture activities
Contribute to technology readiness assessments and R&D support

Requirements:

Master’s degree in Engineering
Significant PA/QA experience, ideally in the space or aerospace domain
Knowledge of ECSS standards (ECSS-Q branch)
Experience in ISO 9001 / EN9100 environments
Familiarity with RAMS, Safety, M&P, EEE, SW?PA, Cleanliness & Contamination (advantage)
Quality auditor experience desirable
Strong documentation, review, and reporting skills
Eligible for ESA/EU Personnel Security Clearance (PSC)

Nice to have:

Familiarity with RAMS, Safety, M&P, EEE, SW?PA, Cleanliness & Contamination
Quality auditor experience

What we offer:

Competitive salary and benefits depending on location
Up to 30 vacation days plus 12 public holidays (based on a 40?hour week)
Pension contribution to a tailor?made pension scheme
Yearly subscription to ESTEC gym facilities and swimming pool

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 10, 2025

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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