Product Assurance Engineer

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.