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 Configuration Management Engineer to work there.

Candidates must be eligible for a security personal clearance from an EU Member State national security administration

What is expected from you:

• Provide input to production engineering requirements for inclusion in industrial contracts
• Maintain the master document lists, bilateral documents, engineering plans, requirements baseline, and other governing documents, ensuring the content is consistent and accurately reflects the design baseline evolution, and coordinating review and approval processes
• Review the Configuration Item Data List (CIDL) and as-designed / design baseline evolution, the As-Built Configuration List (ABCL) evolution, as well as performing the reconciliation between both CIDL and ABCL
• Perform the function of ECB secretary
• Prepare and support ECB meetings, (e.g. collect the required inputs, prepare the agenda and minutes of meetings, coordinate the follow up actions, disposition of amendments, ensure documentation management and dissemination, update related databases)
• Support the review and disposition of Request for Waiver (RFWs), Request for Deviation (RFDs) and configuration change requests / proposals.
• Update and maintain technical baseline documentation for CCB review
• Provide support to ESA provided equipment, (e.g. equipment being operated in or on international partner modules)
• support the project team in Technical Reviews with Industrial Consortia or International Partners (e.g. PDR, CDR, QAR, Manufacturing / Integration / Test Readiness reviews, Post-Test reviews, Pre-Shipment reviews, Delivery Review Boards), by reviewing the associated data packs for completeness, coherency and for proper change and waiver implementation.
• Provide review of technical industry proposals
• Support team and technical meetings with industry or International Partners
• Plan and support audits / physical inspections regarding engineering and PA&S
• Support project teams in implementation of harmonized engineering practices throughout the agency and its projects
• Monitor engineering processes to be specific, accurate and controlled, yet agile and adaptable to allow rapid implementation of process improvements.
• Support project teams to identify and introduce automated methods and tools to streamline and improve team collaboration and configuration and data management tasks
• Provide updates to documentation of related processes and procedures

What you offer:

• Master's degree in the relevant field
• Experience in Configuration Management and Engineering Processes, including change control and baseline management.
• Strong knowledge of technical documentation and review processes (e.g. PDR, CDR, CCB/ECB activities).
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills to manage meetings, documentation, and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with engineering and document management tools (e.g. DOORS, Windchill, Teamcenter, MS Office).

What we offer:

• A competitive salary
• 30 days of paid annual leave, plus the days ESTEC is closed including public holidays (~12 days) based on a 40-hour working week;
• Hybrid working scheme (3 days in the office and 2 days remote in the Netherlands)
• Flexible working hours; you are in charge of your own agenda respecting core working hours
• Fully paid collective extensive health insurance scheme;
• A good pension scheme with no personal contribution;
• A career development (Coursera membership + training budget);
• Travel allowance;
• Extensive relocation package

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!