IVQ Engineer

Job Introduction

Serco France has established itself as a reliable service provider in the French market, offering a broad range of engineering, technical, and management services across multiple industries. With a strategic presence in key locations, Serco France plays a critical role in supporting space, defense, and transportation sectors, providing expertise in systems integration, operational support, and mission-critical services. Leveraging its global experience and local knowledge, Serco France ensures seamless project execution and operational excellence, making it a trusted partner for both governmental and commercial clients. This solid foundation enables Serco France to foster innovation and deliver tailored solutions that drive efficiency and value across the industries it serves.

On behalf of our team in France, we are looking for an experienced IVQ Engineer who will join the team in CNES and work on a hybrid setup. 

The successful candidate will provide support to this service which provides Operations Engineering support for EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), Europe's Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS), assisting the ESA EGNOS Project Office with integration, verification, and qualification activities. It contributes to the development of EGNOS V3 (EV3), which will enhance Safety of Life services for civil aviation and extend applications to maritime and railway users. The work also supports related SBAS initiatives such as ASECNA's ANGA project for equatorial Africa and Madagascar, ensuring effective development, implementation, and qualification of next-generation SBAS systems including EV3, EV2, ANGA, and E-Next.

Key Responsibilities
Follow the activities of Industrial prime contractors and developing subcontractors in the IVQ domain for EGNOS EV2, EV3, EGNOS evolution projects or any other project of the EGNOS and SBAS DivisionAssess the engineering of IVQ phases, follow-up of the design of the IVQ strategy for Factory Qualification Reviews (FQRs) and System Qualification Reviews (SQRs)Supervise industry's system verification activities (on factory and on-site), including the planning of the test campaign, the assessment of test cases and test procedures, the review of test reports and the Verification Control Documents (VCDs), supporting the associated inspections, test readiness reviews, test review boards, S-FQRs and S-QRsSupervise the acceptance onsite of EGNOS subsystemsMonitor industry's activities concerning the configuration of the test platform (unclassified and classified) and the management of the configuration databaseSupervision of the specification, design, procurement and development of IVQ tools and means used as part of EGNOS and SBAS Division projectsParticipate to Progress meetings with Industry (physical participation, remote to be agreed with TR case per case) The EGNOS Development and IVQ section coordination activities (physical participation, remote to be agreed with TR case per case)Participate in Non-conformance review boardsESA's technical control boards in the IVQ domainPrepare statements of work or change requests, as well as the assessment of change noticesEnsure coherency between subsystem IVQ activities and system IVQ constraintsSystem level reviews in the A-IVQ area of expertiseFollow-up of the development, implementation, verification and qualification activities of virtualised architectures of SBAS systemsGalileo's Verification activities Deliverables
Monthly status reporting supporting the service KPI collection and detailing activities and action items status. Weekly reporting of progress/issues during the EGNOS V3 Subsystem Coordination meeting.Report to the EGNOS AIVQ manager the main outcomes from meeting, workshops, key points attended by the service, within 3 working days. Site visit and mission reports (as needed) RIDS raised for reviews or key points participated by the service, and synthesis of review status and main issues all along the review process Skills

Essential Requirement:

Fluency in English, both speech and writingExperience in GNSS Ground Segment development and IVQ activitiesKnowledge and experience in the development cycle following DO-178/DO-278/DO-254 standardsKnowledge and experience in defining system verification approaches and running test phasesKnowledge of the security domain, security design best practices and security accreditation processesKnowledge of virtualised architecturesExperience in managing and monitoring industrial contractors and holding industrial reviewsAutonomy in writing technical notes, specifications and reports in EnglishGood inter-personal skills and team spirit and previous working experience in a multinational environmentFamiliarisation with both the space and ground segment and all their respective sub-systems.Familiarisation with general training schemes and methods

Desirable Requirements:

Fluency in French, both speech and writingFamiliarity with the verification of Ground Segment Operational Concept (CONOPS), operations requirements (OPSREC), Maintenance and ILS Plans and proceduresKnowledge of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety (RAMS) requirements and IVQ of safety critical systemsExperience in ESA procurement processes and contract management as well as applied negotiation skills Package Description
Full-time permanent employmentA vacation bonus paid in JuneTravel allowance 50% public transport upon proof of receiptFrench public holidaysAnnual leave of 25 days + seniority daysHealth insurance, pension and mandatory insurancesAgreement to share company's profits

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