Product Assurance Specialist

Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At D-Orbit, we're pioneering the future of space logistics and transportation. Established in 2011, our company has been at the forefront of helping businesses unlock the full potential of the final frontier—profitably and sustainably.

As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside a diverse group of highly skilled individuals, all driven by a shared passion for innovation and excellence. So, if you are passionate about space and ready to take your ambition to new heights, join us in our global mission to push the boundaries of what's possible

Operating in the Product and Quality Assurance department, part of Operational Excellence, and reporting to the Head of Product Assurance, the Product Assurance Specialist (PAS) will be cooperating with Product Assurance Managers for product assurance and safety for D-Orbit’s platforms, driving quality across the assigned product portfolio.

Across the product lifecycle, the PAS will develop, implement, and maintain product assurance practices and related disciplines, including EEE, radiation assurance, materials and processes, software quality assurance, quality assurance, RAMS, and SQA.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Product Assurance activities and related disciplines throughout the project lifecycle, participating in day-to-day project activities.
• Actively contribute to project reviews by preparing required documentation and reviewing documentation produced by the team.
• Manage non-conformance review activities, including NCR coordination and follow-up.
• Perform tailoring activities and prepare statements of compliance for externally provided project requirements, including ECSS requirements.
• Ensure that products and services comply with applicable internal and external standards and requirements.
• Work in synergy with the Product Assurance Manager and Engineering team.

Experience Required

• Previous experience in institutional or commercial space programs.
• Previous experience in the aviation sector.
• Experience with ECSS standards, or willingness to develop ECSS expertise.
• At least 2 years of proven experience managing product assurance activities.

Required Skills

• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Rigorous and methodical approach to work.
• Ability to think ahead, anticipate risks, and propose preventive actions.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline.

Language/IT

• Full professional proficiency in the English language.
• Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Requirements Database (Doors, Jama, Code Beamer)
• Cooperation tools (Confluence, JIRA)
• Eclipse
• Deep knowledge of AI tools

We offer a base salary range of €30,000–€40,000 gross per year for this role, depending on experience and location, plus a performance-based variable component. Final offer may vary based on overall fit and internal equity.

Additional Benefits

• Meal vouchers
• Wellhub platform, offering a wide range of fitness, wellness, and wellbeing services
• Serenis platform, including unlimited individual psychotherapy, nutrition, and coaching sessions.

Hiring Process

Here’s how our hiring process works—simple and straightforward:

• Application review: We go through all applications, but we'll only reach out to candidates who closely match what we're looking for. If you don’t hear from us, it means we’re not moving forward with your application at this time, but we may consider you profile for more aligned opening in the future
• First chat: Selected candidates will have an initial meeting with the people team so we can get to know each other and talk through mutual expectations, motivation for change and goals.
• Technical interviews: Next, you’ll have one or two technical interviews, focused on your skills and how you approach challenges relevant to the role.
• Offer: If all goes well, we’ll send you an offer Sometimes this stage can take a bit of time, as we like to carefully consider each candidate and make sure the fit with the team is just right.

We do our best to get back to everyone we interview, but sometimes things take longer than we'd like and updates might be a bit slow. If you've got any questions, just reach out to us

We’re excited to get to know you and see if you might be the next person to help us shaping the future of space

Extra-UE Applicants

This is NOT a full remote job, so, you need VISA to work in Italy.

At this time, we can only consider applicants who