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Product Assurance Manager fm
2013-06-07 15:35:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam AIPis a publicly funded German research institute founded in 1992, which emanated from the Berlin Observatory and the Astrophysical Observatory Potsdam AOP. The latter was the worlds first observatory to emphasize explicitly the research area of astrophysics. Today, the AIP has an international reputation as a competence centre for the development of research technology in the fields of spectroscopy, robotic telescopes and EScience. About 100 scientists work on a variety of astrophysical topics such as magnetic fields, solar and stellar physics, stellar and galactic evolution and cosmology. As a member of staff of the AIP, you will have the advantage to live very close to the Berlin metropolitan area as well as enjoying the calm, familyfriendly area of PotsdamBabelsberg for your work place and residency. The AIP is seeking a qualified Product Assurance Manager fm for the 4MOST astronomy instrumentation project. Overview The 4MOST instrument is built by an international consortium and is foreseen to be installed at the VISTA Telescope at the ESO Observatory Paranal in Chile. The 4MOST Product Assurance Manager PAM is part of the4MOST Project Management Team and reports to the Project Manager. He is responsible for system level Product Assurance Management. Product Assurance is understood as the combination of the quality and RAMS aspects of the project. Your tasks and responsibilities PA Management of the project phases Design, MAIT, Installation and Commissioning Defining realistic system and subsystem PA requirements including verification and validation requirements Preparation of the PA Plan and implementation at all consortium partners Defining and implementing good practise PA procedures, e.g. Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System FRACAS Implementing of Configuration Management Monitoring and control consortium partners PA activities System level risk and RAM assessments Safety compliance assessments in accordance with costumer requirements and EU legislation Ensuring that product liability requirements are met Overseeing of MAIT activities including Final Acceptance Tests Defining the formal acceptance requirements and conducting the Acceptance Reviews of all contractual deliverable items Required qualification Masters degree in Management, Engineering or equivalent education in engineering or technical sciences At least 3 years of experience as product assurance manager in research projects Relevant work experience in product assurance in international projects and in particular proven PA experience in the following areas of scientific instrumentation design development, manufacturing, testing, acceptance, configuration management and RAMS disciplines. The position is initially offered on a fixedterm contract of 2 years. Subject to employee performance, employment is expected to be renewed for a longerterm appointment. Employment will be based in Potsdam, Germany, but willingness to do some travel is expected. The salary is based on the German public service scale TVL. The AIP is an equal opportunity employer and as such considers individuals for employment according to their skills, abilities and experiences. Preference will be given to handicapped persons with equal competence. To apply, please send your letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, job references and copies of certificates preferably by email to 4mostaip.de or by mail to LeibnizInstitut fr Astrophysik Potsdam AIP An der Sternwarte 16 D14482 Potsdam Your contact person Dr. R.S. de Jong
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