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Job Description: *** Mission Systems sector is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer join our Quality Assurance team of qualified, diverse individuals located at our Buffalo, NY campus. Telecommuting/remote work is not an option for this position. This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80, to allow employees every other Friday off. Future business needs may require a more traditional 5/40 work schedule to provide availability for demand.
The Software Quality Assurance Engineer role will:
" Develop, modify, apply, and maintain standards for Software Quality operating methods, processes, systems, and procedures.
o Ensure that project and process control documentation are compliant with standards, objectives, and/or contract requirements via inspection, reviews, and audits.
" Develop overall operating measures and criteria to ensure implementation of the Software Quality program according to standards, objectives, and/or contract requirements.
o Ensure measures meet acceptable performance standards/targets/goals.
" Contribute to software development and maintenance processes and methods utilized by Software Engineering, ensuring compliance with requirements, objectives and/or contract requirements.
" Review software engineering work products (e.g., design, change specifications, and plans) against contractual and/or process requirements.
" Perform or direct verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability.
Basic Qualifications:
" Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, another STEM degree or equivalent and at least 5 years of software experience or 3 years with a Master's degree or 0 years with a PhD in one of the above disciplines.
" Understanding of software engineering principles, practices, and theories.
" Experience in operating in a Quality Management System (QMS).
" Strong analytical skill with an understanding of basic problem solving.
" Excellent written and oral communication skills.
" Embodiment of our *** Values.
" Dedicated to teamwork and able to work well in a team environment.
" Works well under pressure and adapt well to unplanned tasks.
" Proficiency in MS Office Applications especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Preferred Skills:
" Experience coding in Ada, C, C++, and/or Python.
" Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools such as DOORs, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket.
" Experience with ISO and AS9100 standards requirements.
" Knowledge and/or experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action tools.
" Ability and willingness to continuously learn and implement new processes.
" Knowledge of waterfall and/or Agile life-cycles.
***The job is 100% onsite. Physical SW media and Off-network systems will need to be accessed for work product reviews in this role.
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The Software Quality Assurance Engineer role will:
" Develop, modify, apply, and maintain standards for Software Quality operating methods, processes, systems, and procedures.
o Ensure that project and process control documentation are compliant with standards, objectives, and/or contract requirements via inspection, reviews, and audits.
" Develop overall operating measures and criteria to ensure implementation of the Software Quality program according to standards, objectives, and/or contract requirements.
o Ensure measures meet acceptable performance standards/targets/goals.
" Contribute to software development and maintenance processes and methods utilized by Software Engineering, ensuring compliance with requirements, objectives and/or contract requirements.
" Review software engineering work products (e.g., design, change specifications, and plans) against contractual and/or process requirements.
" Perform or direct verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability.
Basic Qualifications:
" Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, another STEM degree or equivalent and at least 5 years of software experience or 3 years with a Master's degree or 0 years with a PhD in one of the above disciplines.
" Understanding of software engineering principles, practices, and theories.
" Experience in operating in a Quality Management System (QMS).
" Strong analytical skill with an understanding of basic problem solving.
" Excellent written and oral communication skills.
" Embodiment of our *** Values.
" Dedicated to teamwork and able to work well in a team environment.
" Works well under pressure and adapt well to unplanned tasks.
" Proficiency in MS Office Applications especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Preferred Skills:
" Experience coding in Ada, C, C++, and/or Python.
" Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools such as DOORs, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket.
" Experience with ISO and AS9100 standards requirements.
" Knowledge and/or experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action tools.
" Ability and willingness to continuously learn and implement new processes.
" Knowledge of waterfall and/or Agile life-cycles.
***The job is 100% onsite. Physical SW media and Off-network systems will need to be accessed for work product reviews in this role.
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