Software Quality Engineer or SSQA Engineer

Software Quality Engineer Sterling Heights MI/Remote

Shift: 1^st shift. 9/80 work schedule.

10% travel might be required

Job description:

The Systems and Software Quality urance (SSQA) group is responsible for ensuring the quality reliability and performance of BAE Systems CMS products and processes. We play a critical role in the development life cycle by identifying and preventing compliance issues against elished requirements and Department of Defense (DoD) standards.

As a quality SSQA engineer the candidate will utilize knowledge background and experience in supporting quality responsibilities within a software development environment. Key Responsibilities: Execute the quality management program in accordance with the quality urance projects plan and support multiple projects across CMS.

Work closely with developers project managers and other stakeholders to ensure that the software or system meets requirements and quality standards.

Elish and maintain quality urance processes standards and metrics to ensure consistent quality throughout the development life cycle.

Generate reports to track defect trends identify patterns and measure software quality.

Perform work product evaluations of all contract deliverables collect and report quality metrics conduct quality reviews and audits ist with resolving quality process issues and report results of audits and reviews to the responsible manager.

Ensures inspection reviews and walkthroughs occur in accordance with defined procedures.

ist project and site managers with quality planning.

Ensures the developed doentation complies with software development standards policies and procedures.

Determines level of process and product quality. Develops written reports of findings; escalates unresolved issues to appropriate management levels.

Provides guidance and oversight to alternative solutions to problems approaches and recommendations of solutions.

Collects uses and yzes defect metric data. Presents ysis to the appropriate levels of management verbally and through the preparation of periodic written reports.

Participates in special projects external audits and process improvements in support of quality urance initiatives. Develops SSQA tasks and audit schedules.

Participate in system and software design reviews testing configuration control problem reporting and change control review boards.

Audit monitor evaluate and report on subcontractors software development activities. 10% travel required.

Required Ss:

Ability to handle multiple project and task responsibilities and switch among them quickly to meet business priorities.

Ability to work independently and work in a team environment even when remote support is required.

Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication leadership and mentoring ss.

Excellent problem solving and ytical ss.

Attention to detail and ability to identify nonconformances.

Ability to deal with and manage change.

Ability to complete igned responsibilities in each timeframe within a given budget.

Good organization and time management ss

Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practices of systems and software engineering.

Preferred Ss:

Knowledge of quality urance standards and best practices. (e.g Defense and Aerospace industry experience IEEE 12207)

Software development experience. (e.g C)

Ability and working knowledge of Apache Subversion

Ability to develop test ets (e.g. test plans test designs test cases discrepancy reports etc.)

Proficiency in test automation tools and scripting languages.

Experience Required:

5 years of software quality urance engineering or management information systems experience.

Experience working with quality urance principles and practices and software development odologies.

Experience working with software test tools and odology.

Experience Preferred:

Experience working with standard software development odology essments such as SEI/CMMI.

Possess quality engineering certifications such as Six Sigma Lean ISO 9001 ASQ etc.

Experience working with quality metrics and software industry metric data collection and ysis techniques.

Working knowledge of National Instruments TestStand.

Working knowledge of Atlians platform (e.g. Jira Bitbucket and Crucible)

Experience working with project management odology.

Experience with various testing types (e.g example functional performance regression integration)

Education Required:

Requires Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent and 5 years of related experience or 3 years with a masters degree.

ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer is a plus.


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