Mechanisms Engineer [26179]

Job Description

As part of our team you will have the following responsibilities:

• Technical support to ESA space programmes from phase 0 to phase E, including participation in system and sub-system design reviews, active follow-up and technical assessment of hardware design, manufacturing, and testing and all associated analyses;
• Technical support in the review of industry proposals during the ITT process (as an external technical expert);
• Technical support to CDF studies including expert contribution covering engineering assessment, analysis, and the provision of information for reports and presentations;
• Identification of critical development problems and assistance in their resolution;
• Support in design follow-up including cross analyses, shadow engineering of industry output, and support in the organization of and participation in design reviews;
• Performance of analysis as required to support the development of materials, equipment, and subsystems;
• Active participation as a technical expert in failure / NCR investigations and associated NRBs;
• Active participation as a technical expert in progress meetings, technical meetings / workshops, and working groups as required;
• Active participation as a technical expert in safety panel meetings, review of safety data packages and submitting comments to involved entities, and supporting ISS payload safety reviews.

Qualifications

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Master’s in engineering or a relevant discipline;
• 4 years of experience in space mechanisms;
• Experience with ESA projects is a big advantage;
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).

Additional Information

This job is located in Noordwijk, Netherlands.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job NL-HP-26179.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

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Company Description

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years. We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station. HE Space has joined forces with CS Group and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting. We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry.