Product Assurance Engineer
Aversan Inc. () is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.
We are currently seeking a qualified Product Assurance Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be highly technical and strategic, requiring an experienced engineer to develop high-performance software for nanosatellite systems and optical data processing pipelines.
Location: Cambridge, ON
Job Type : Full Time
Working Arrangement: Hybrid or Remote
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Product Assurance Implementation Plan (PAIP) and Software PAIP (SPAIP), in accordance with CSA requirements.
- Maintain and enforce a QA system compliant with ISO and CSA requirements to support hardware and software lifecycle.
- Serve as the designated independent Product Assurance authority.
- Maintain independence from the design and development teams, with full authority to approve or reject processes and products affecting mission assurance.
- Support CSA audits, reviews, and milestone gates.
- Identify and analyze safety risks, prepare Hazard Reports, and ensure compliance with FMEA and Critical Item List (CIL) requirements.
- Monitor mitigation strategies, perform residual risk assessments, and present findings at design reviews.
- Monitor and ensure flow down of PA/QA requirements to lower-tier suppliers.
- Review subcontractor PA plans and reports, and support source inspections as needed.
- Maintain traceability of all product assurance tasks and records through the PAIP and associated configuration systems.
- Support development of the Acceptance Data Package, Problem Reporting System, and GIDEP alerts processing.
- Participate in verification planning, test readiness reviews (TRR), and audits.
Basic Qualifications
- Technical degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, or comparable qualification.
- 3+ years in space product assurance, particularly on small satellite missions and/or optical payloads.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and communicate across different engineering domains and aligning with the teams in Munich.
- Strong knowledge of CSA/NASA safety and mission assurance standards (e.g., SSP 50062, CSA-SMA-RD-0008)
- Experience with hazard analysis, FMEA, CIL, and risk management processes.
- Familiarity with reliability, maintainability, and quality assurance practices for space systems.
- Proficient in non-conformance handling, audit preparation, and quality control systems
Please note:
Interested applicants must apply directly to this link to be considered for this position:
The name of the file for the resume should be the applicant’s full name and the position title you are applying for. The resume format should be PDF.
