Lead Software Quality Engineer – Automotive Safety & Equity

EVera Recruitment; Yateley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity share scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

EVera Recruitment supports an innovative UK automotive technology business in appointing a Software Quality Engineer to establish and own the software quality framework for its next-generation electrified vehicle platform.

You will define how embedded software is developed, reviewed, validated and released, ensuring compliance with ISO 26262, ASPICE and automotive best practice, in a small but highly experienced engineering team.

Qualifications

• Must have practical knowledge of ISO 26262.
• Strong understanding of ASPICE and automotive software processes.
• Experience owning or improving software quality processes.
• Experience supporting embedded or application software development.
• Involvement in requirements, code and test reviews.
• Experience with software verification, validation and QA in a full lifecycle.
• Ability to act as a quality gatekeeper and challenge teams constructively.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain software quality processes, standards and gateways.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 26262 and internal quality requirements.
• Own the software quality, validation and testing strategy.
• Establish software quality matrix, audit framework and reporting.
• Participate in requirements, design, code and test reviews.
• Support verification, validation and release activities.
• Audit and assess processes and close compliance gaps.
• Monitor coding standards, quality metrics and processes.
• Collaborate with embedded, systems and functional safety engineers.
• Assist development of internal tools to automate QA pipelines.
• Promote continuous improvement and a strong quality culture.

Skills

ISO 26262

ASPICE

Software quality

Embedded software

Code reviews

Stakeholder management

Education

Software Engineering degree

Job description

EVera Recruitment supports an innovative UK automotive technology business in appointing a Software Quality Engineer to establish and own the software quality framework for its next-generation electrified vehicle platform.

You will define how embedded software is developed, reviewed, validated and released, ensuring compliance with ISO 26262, ASPICE and automotive best practice, in a small but highly experienced engineering team.