Mechanisms Engineer [26179]

Sopra Steria is hiring a Mechanisms Engineer [26179]. Level rates it ; you can apply on Sopra Steria.

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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.

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.

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).

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.

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How we rate this

Mechanisms Engineer [26179] at Sopra Steria rates 32 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
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