Product Assurance Manager

Welcome to SSC Space (formerly Swedish Space Corporation), the perfect workplace for those passionate about technology in general and space in particular.

With space organizations, research institutes, institutional and commercial actors as customers, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications, spacecraft consulting services, rocket and balloon systems, and much more.

SSC Space also has one of the world’s largest global networks of ground stations for satellite communications. We own and operate the Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, northern Sweden, with the aim of launching satellites in the near future.

Are you fueled by a passion for people and the ambition to create an awesome workplace? Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey with us to help Earth benefit from space?

If you answer yes to these questions, we invite you to seize the opportunity to make a significant impact as Product Assurance Manager in our department Payloads and Flight systems. We are looking for a dedicated person who shares our core values of Customer passion, Care, Collaboration, Curiosity, and Courage.

At Payloads & Flight Systems, we design, build, and integrate unique scientific experiments for sounding rockets, stratospheric balloons, and other space platforms. Our work transforms complex customer needs into reliable technical systems that perform flawlessly under the toughest conditions.

As our Product assurance manager, you will play an important role in all the stages of the development lifecycle with focus on ensuring the solutions we design complies with the scientific purposes. You’ll work closely with engineers from various disciplines to ensure our payloads meet demanding requirements for precision, reliability, and safety.

REQUIREMENTS

You have a background as a quality or safety assurance manager or systems engineering with a strong interest in product assurance and have a genuine interest in space technology. Experience from other safety critical domains with high quality demands can be very valuable. You thrive when you see that your work ensured the timely delivery to the customer according to specifications.

To succeed in this role, you likely have:

• In depth experience from leading/performing technical review of mechatronic systems.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experienced in performing risk assessment and proposing mitigations.
• Customer first focus.
• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

We also believe you are curious, decisive, collaborative, solution-oriented, and have a drive in delivering high-quality results at the right time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your main responsibilities include

• Plan the product assurance work.
• Lead and facilitate design reviews.
• Support the adherence to and improvement of ways of working.
• Participating in verification activities.
• Manage deviations and non-conformances.
• Provide support and guidance on system level in technical tasks and projects.

BENEFITS

We offer you

• A unique opportunity to contribute to a wide range of projects and play an active role in both the Swedish and international space industry.
• An excellent opportunity for personal and career development.
• An exciting, international workplace characterized by an open atmosphere and proud employees all over the world.

Additional benefits 

• In addition to vacation and traditional public holidays, we offer extra paid leave throughout the year, such as time off between Christmas and New Year, Ascension Day, amounting to 6-11 extra days depending on the calendar.
• Wellness allowance of SEK 5,000 per year.
• Health benefits such as voluntary health insurance and regular health checks for eligible employees.
• Access to a benefit bike through a tax-efficient leasing program.
• Support for employee-driven activities that promote connection, health, and culture across teams.
• Collective Agreement, including good pensions plans, parental pay and insurance.

LOCATION

This is a full-time, permanent position based at our office in Solna.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For questions regarding employment terms or union-related matters, you are welcome to contact our union representatives:

Sveriges Ingenjörer: SverigesIngenjorer-AF@sscspace.com

Unionen: unionen@sscspace.com

NEXT STEP

If this opportunity sparks your interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible! We review applications continuously and will conduct interviews throughout the process.

When applying, please include your CV. While you are welcome to include a brief personal note or letter, our evaluation will primarily focus on your skills and qualifications as outlined in your CV, ensuring a fair and unbiased recruitment process.

This position requires approved pre-employment screening. These controls are based on the role that you will fulfill within the company. Additional requirements regarding citizenship may apply.

WE HELP EARTH BENEFIT FROM SPACE

SSC Space is a leading global provider of advanced space services, with more than 50 years of experience. We help space organizations, research institutes, commercial and institutional actors from all over the world to get access to space.

With local presence on all continents and about 800 committed employees, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications and satellite control services, spacecraft operations, rocket and balloon systems, launch services and flight test services, as well as engineering, operations and consultancy services for space missions.

 We help Earth benefit from Space.

Learn more at sscspace.com