Our Hub Coimbra, through Instituto Pedro Nunes, is
promoting a second edition of Product Assurance & Quality Assurance
(PA/QA) in Space Projects, online, fully delivered in English. This
training will happen from 10 to 19 of October 2023.
Main goal of the training is to detail PA/QA roles in
space projects, including sharing of experiences, covering all aspects
involved.
You can apply here until October 6.
At the end of the training, trainees should be
able to:
- Appropriately
characterise the PA/QA role, listing its main tasks and responsibilities;
- Clearly
identify specific aspects of PA/QA role in space industry-related
projects;
- Identify,
plan, and implement in a structured manner PA/QA activities;
- Ensure
proper control of PA/QA activities, making use of reliable tools and
techniques;
- Ensure
effective interaction of PA/QA roles with clients, suppliers, and other
stakeholders;
- Assess
the impact of PA/QA activities on the organisation.
Training will last for 30 hours plus a 1-o-1
session of 1 hour with each trainee, (DGERT).
More details can be found at formacao@ipn.pt.
Training will be delivered by Rui Henriques,
with more than 20 years of experience in Quality Control and Management, 14 of
those in the Space area; He is a senior professional in quality related roles,
in AS9100 and ISO9001 standards (management systems, audits of 1st, 2nd and 3rd
party, training, consultancy). Rui holds a degree in Industrial Chemistry from
the University of Coimbra and Post graduate in Space Studies Program from the
International Space University. As a consultant, he cooperates with many
organisations and industries related to the aerospace sector, on missions such
as BepiColombo, Solar Orbiter, Sentinel-3, Sentinel-4, Sentinel-5, ExoMars,
EUCLID, JUICE, PROBA-3 and HERA, some of which are already in orbit. His work
has been carried out in different types of organisations, from SMEs to
international organisations.
Training will also be delivered by Nuno Silva,
more than 25 years of experience in software and systems engineering, 20 of
those in space and aviation projects at Critical Software; Nuno has extensive
experience teaching at different universities, as well as several
co-authorships in scientific publications, and a few book chapters related to
Software Product Assurance, amongst other related subjects; He holds a PhD in
Software Engineering from the University of Coimbra.
Training will also include as Guest Speakers
Professor Maria Helena Fonseca de Souza Rolim, Ph.D. and Petrônio Noronha de
Souza, PhD.