The Luxembourg System Integrator for Microsatellites & Aerospace Systems

LuxSpace Sàrl is a member of the OHB group family.

LuxSpace vision is to technologically enable the use of Space by players with great missions on Earth. Leveraging our flight heritage and our 15+ years hands-on experience, our team builds the vision by reshaping the way microsatellite solutions and Space based services are conceived, developed, and delivered.

LuxSpace focuses on:

• Complete microsatellite systems in the 20-200 Kg class
• Space systems and subsystems design, specification, procurement, manufacturing, integration, and testing. This includes structure, TT&C subsystems, electronics, Radio Frequency, power supply, AOCS, simulators, on- board software, GSEs and all major elements of satellites
• Satellite services and applications with a focus on Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Earth Observation (EO)

Our OHB LuxSpace Team is composed of highly skilled and motivated professionals having joined us from more than 15 countries.

LuxSpace offers a dynamic and challenging, multinational, open minded and innovative work environment with a cooperative management culture and flexible working time options.

Being in a leading position in a multinational team of dedicated professionals, the Lead Quality and Product Assurance Manager will be in charge to ensure that quality and product assurance are consistently provided across the LuxSpace organization and to ensure that OHB LuxSpace’s processes, operations, policies and practices in the overall business and operations project cycle comply with the applicable internal and external quality and product assurance regulations and standards. The position closely interfaces with cross-departmental stakeholders, with the OHB Group quality and product assurance department, and with external interfaces such as auditors. The position also requires close collaboration with the company’s legal services and compliance team. 

The incumbent is expected to also oversee data protection compliance requirements and to take over the role of data protection officer. 

The Lead Quality and Product Assurance Manager will act as the focal point of contact for project and product related Product and Quality Assurance aspects and for the company’s Quality Management System. 

The ideal candidate will be professional, highly analytical, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. To prosper in this role, you should be fluent in risk management and our industry’s principles. 

Typical Tasks and Responsibilities: 

• Organizational authority to continuously improve, implement and manage a product assurance and quality program in accordance with the specific quality and project / product assurance requirements 

• Maintain, improve, administer, and manage the LuxSpace QMS 

• Steer, lead and hands-on execute interfacing with project managers to ensure that contractual provisions and schedule planning for the definition and phasing of Product Assurance (PA) and Quality activities are met. 

• Responsible for the interfaces to risk management, engineering, procurement and AIV functions for the definition and execution of tasks in which PA activities are involved. 

• Interface with the project management to ensure that contractual provisions and schedule planning for the definition and phasing of PA activities are met. Acts as the focal point of contact within a project for PA matters  

• Responsible for failure-proofing missions by ensuring that materials, mechanical parts, processes and electrical components used to assemble a spacecraft or launcher shall be fit for purpose over the entire life of a mission 

• Chair project related reviews towards lower tier suppliers using applicable tools and participate in customer reviews as either board member, contributor, or observer. 

• Settlement of disagreements and conflicts of interest. 

• Non-Conformance Report (NCR), Request for Deviation (RFD), Request for Waiver (RFW) and Request for Approval (RFA) management, using applicable NCTS tool. Chair all related Non Conformance Review Boards (NRB) and Change Control Board (CCB) meetings towards lower tier supplier and participate in customer NRBs and CCBs as a board member. 

• Data protection management, act as Data Protection Officer 

• Take appropriate and efficient measures to minimize the consequences of non-compliance by LuxSpace with its professional obligations 

• Provide support and guidance to the management and departments in a proactive manner 

• Development and competency building for team members. 

• Regularly report on status and progress quality and project assurance deployment, as well as data protection office 

• Other tasks and duties assigned by manager(s) 

• Temporarily or permanently performing other reasonable and equivalent duties 

Ideal Candidate Profile: 

• University degree (Bachelor/Master/Diploma) or equivalent 

• Demonstrated background education in quality, via workshops and formal diplomas 

• 3+ Years of work experience in a role of senior quality and product assurance management, gained in a professional position, preferably in the space industry, focus on micro satellites being considered an asset 

• Excellent sense of responsibility and confidentiality 

• Experience in various areas of engineering 

• Experience in quality & product assurance management  

• Excellent ability to strike an optimal balance between quality / product assurance compliance requirements and efficient project execution 

• Experience in executing and being subject to audits 

• Experience in applying ISO 9001 standards (other ISO standards considered an asset) 

• Experience in dealing with customers and suppliers 

• Good communication capabilities, analytical sense, priority setting 

• Methodical work-approach, results-oriented 

• Self-motivated; taking responsibility and being proactive 

• Hands-on mentality and experience 

• Positive spirit to work and interface with a multinational team 

• Readiness to work flexible in line with project needs and schedules 

• Readiness to travel for business when necessary 

• Languages: Excellent English language skills (spoken and written), German and/or French knowledge is considered as an asset 

• In line with applicable (immigration) legislation, candidates must have an EU / NATO membership country citizenship and possess all applicable work and residence permissions for Luxembourg. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from the applicants as part of the recruitment process. 

• In view of the nature of the work and job profile, candidates may undergo stringent reference and identity checks. 

• Readiness and eligibility for security clearance procedures may be required from candidates. 

Work Environment:

• Dynamic, innovative, challenging
• Join our team of highly skilled and motivated professionals.
• Living and working in Luxembourg info: www.guichet.lu 

Framework Infromation:

• Permanent employment contract
• Full-time employment
• Flexible working time option

Your Online Application:

• Please in English language
• Let us know your motivation
• Submit your Curriculum Vitae (Europass appreciated)
• Kindly include your salary expectations (EUR annual gross)

Please apply solely online via our LuxSpace Career Website. Thank you!