Product Development Quality Engineer

Taco Punch Powertrain; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Taco Punch Powertrain invites a Product Development Quality Engineer to join the Product Management team for EV, DCT, and Hybrid powertrain projects. The role focuses on developing and implementing ASPICE-aligned quality practices for safety-critical automotive software.

The candidate will lead ASPICE/ISO 26262/ISO 21434 compliance efforts, perform audits, and guide teams in requirements, configuration, verification, and change management to ensure robust embedded software quality.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, process improvement, or embedded software in automotive.
• In-depth knowledge of ASPICE, ISO 26262, and ISO 21434.
• Experience with SDLC models such as V-model and Agile.
• Familiarity with Git, JIRA, Polarion, DOORS and static analysis tools.
• Certified Automotive SPICE Assessor is a plus; MBSE with MATLAB/Simulink is beneficial.
• Understanding of AUTOSAR architecture and cybersecurity implications.
• Experience with audits or assessments in automotive software environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Good development/problem-solving methodology; well-organized and team-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and maintain QA processes for ASPICE compliance.
• Perform process assessments, gap analyses, and improvement planning.
• Collaborate with software developers, system engineers, and functional safety teams.
• Establish and audit quality metrics for continuous improvement.
• Guide teams on requirements, configuration management, verification, validation, and change control.
• Coordinate internal and external ASPICE compliance audits and assessments.
• Develop training materials and coach teams on ASPICE practices.
• Participate in peer reviews, code quality evaluations, and risk assessments.
• Interface with customers and stakeholders on software quality requirements.

Skills

ASPICE

ISO 26262

ISO 21434

SDLC models (V-model, Agile)

Git

JIRA

Polarion

DOORS

MATLAB/Simulink

AUTOSAR

Audits/Assessments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Product Development Quality Engineer

Job content

• You will join the Product Management team for EV, DCT, Hybrid powertrain.
• You will be responsible for the development, implementation of practices that are required for product development in compliance with ASPICE, which are for safety-critical automotive products.
• Define, implement, and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with ASPICE, ISO 26262, and other relevant automotive standards.
• Perform process assessments, gap analysis, and improvement planning to enhance software development and validation workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (software developers, system engineers, functional safety teams) to embed quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Establish and enforce quality metrics and perform audits to monitor compliance and continuous improvement.
• Guide teams in implementing best practices for software development, including requirements engineering, configuration management, verification & validation, and change management.
• Support and coordinate internal and external audits and assessments for ASPICE compliance.
• Develop training materials and provide coaching on ASPICE compliance to development teams.
• Participate in peer reviews, code quality evaluations, and risk assessments to ensure the robustness of embedded software.
• Interface with customers and stakeholders regarding software quality and compliance requirements.

Your profile

• Bachelors degree or higher in the field of Computer science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, process improvement, or embedded software development in the automotive domain.
• In-depth knowledge of ASPICE, ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), and ISO 21434 (Cybersecurity). Strong understanding of ASPICE process areas and assessment models.
• Hands-on experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) models, such as V-model and Agile.
• Familiarity with software development tools like Git, JIRA, Polarion, DOORS, and relevant static analysis tools.
• Certified Automotive SPICE Assessor (Provisional or Competent Assessor) is a plus. Experience with model-based development (MBD) using tools like MATLAB/Simulink.
• Understanding of AUTOSAR architecture and methodologies.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity standards (ISO 21434) and their implications for software quality.
• Experience in performing audits or assessments in an automotive software environment.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them effectively.
• You proceedaccording to a good methodology in development and problem solving.
• You are wellorganized and have strong analytical and communication skills.
• You are anexcellent team player. You desire to grow yourself, your team and the company

Our offer

• You will join a respected company with an outspoken international orientation in the challenging world of automotive industry.
• We offer a dynamic work environment, the chance to grow within the company and to develop your competences in new technologies.
• You can count on motivated colleagues, professional space for creativity and initiative and short communication lines.

Interested

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