Senior Change

Location:

Luxembourg

Security Clearance:

EU Secret

Reference No:

VS/SES-05 / Luxembourg

Education/Experience

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Configuration Management within aerospace, defence, or governmental programmes.
• Proven experience working in multi-partner consortium environments governed by ESA, EC, or national space agencies.
• Strong expertise in ESA configuration management standards, specifically: MS-ESA-RQ-100, MS-ESA-RQ-108, ECSS-M-ST-40C.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and lead configuration management processes in large, distributed engineering programmes.
• Proficiency with PLM/CM tools (e.g., Windchill, Teamcenter, DOORS, etc.).
• Experience supporting ESA-style reviews and reporting structures.

Desirable Skills

• Exhibiting strong, proven leadership and team management skills.
• Demonstrating excellent analytical skills and sound judgement for complex decisions.
• Identifying and solving problems with a practical, solution-oriented approach.
• Translating customer and business requirements into technical design specifications with a service-centric mindset.
• Cooperating effectively across multiple functions and organisations, and mastering long-term negotiation.
• Working dependably and autonomously as well as collaboratively, with a proactive, assertive attitude and adaptability to change.
• Communicating excellently in verbal and written forms.
• Understanding space-based security architectures and experience on NGSOs.

Duties

• Defining and implementing the Configuration Management Plan (CMP) in accordance with MS-ESA-RQ-108 and ECSS-M-ST-40C.
• Establishing configuration management policies, procedures, and tools across all consortium partners.
• Ensuring alignment with the Product Assurance framework defined in MS-ESA-RQ-100.
• Developing and maintaining configuration identification, item structures, and baseline management processes (functional, allocated, and product baselines).
• Chairing the Configuration Control Board (CCB) and managing the full lifecycle of configuration changes, including evaluation, approval, implementation, and verification.
• Ensuring configuration integrity and traceability of all design, test, and operational data.
• Controlling evolution of baselines and maintaining coherence between engineering, manufacturing, and verification documentation.
• Supporting engineering teams in assessing configuration impacts and defining implementation plans for approved changes.
• Establishing and maintaining the Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) system for accurate, real-time visibility of configuration status.
• Maintaining configuration records, change logs, and baselines in compliance with ESA/EC requirements and programme DRDs.
• Managing and monitoring the use of PLM/CM tools (e.g., Windchill, Teamcenter, DOORS, or equivalent) across consortium entities.
• Producing configuration status and audit reports for submission to ESA, EC, and consortium leadership.
• Coordinating CM activities across consortium members, subcontractors, and EC/ESA stakeholders to ensure consistent application of configuration control processes.
• Ensuring harmonisation of CM practices between system, space, and ground segments.
• Providing CM guidance, coaching, and process oversight to consortium partners and suppliers.
• Supporting major reviews (PDR, CDR, QR) and ensuring all baseline and change control documentation is accurate and up to date.

Additional information:

If you are interested, for further information, please contact the point of contact for this offer.