Aerospace Software Quality & Process Assurance Engineer

globalhr; Rockford (IL); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Software Quality and Process Assurance Engineer to support embedded software development by ensuring compliance with industry, contractual, and regulatory standards.

In this role you’ll work with cross‑functional teams to monitor engineering processes, identify risks, and contribute to process improvements that ensure safety and reliability of mission‑critical products, with growth opportunities in hardware and systems oversight in a hybrid

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree.
• Experience in Software Quality and Process Assurance or Software/Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support the Software Quality/Process Assurance function on a multidisciplinary Product Development Team under the guidance of senior leads
• Assist in reviewing Engineering Development Plans to ensure alignment with applicable contractual, industry, and internal standards
• Participate in audits and process reviews to monitor compliance with Engineering Development Plans and organizational processes
• Review engineering documentation (e.g., design specs, test plans) for conformance to internal standards and customer requirements
• Contribute to internal, customer, and regulatory reviews by preparing documentation and addressing quality-related queries
• Support RCCA investigations and assist in implementing process improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with and learn from senior engineers; contribute to team knowledge sharing and process consistency

Skills

Software Quality Assurance

Software/Systems Engineering

Audits & Process Reviews

Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA)

Documentation Review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics

Advanced Degree in a related field

Tools

SVN

Synergy

DOORS

Job description

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a Software Quality and Process Assurance Engineer to support embedded software development by ensuring compliance with industry, contractual, and regulatory standards.

In this role you’ll work with cross‑functional teams to monitor engineering processes, identify risks, and contribute to process improvements that ensure safety and reliability of mission‑critical products, with growth opportunities in hardware and systems oversight in a hybrid