Junior Software Quality & Process Assurance Engineer

Panasonic Avionics Corporation

Irvine (CA)

Hybrid

USD 69,000 - 115,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health Insurance

401K

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Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation is seeking an entry‑level Software Process Assurance Engineer I to support software quality across the development lifecycle. You will assist with QA activities, traceability, audits, and KPI reporting while contributing to AI‑enabled automation initiatives under guidance.

This role collaborates with Software Process Assurance, engineering, project management, and global quality teams in a hybrid setting.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related technical field required.
Entry‑level or early‑career experience (0-2 years) in Software Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, testing, audit support, data analysis, scripting, automation, or process improvement.
Coursework, internship, project, or early‑career exposure to software development lifecycles, testing, requirements, quality systems, audit readiness, regulated technical environments, data analytics, automation, or introductory AI concepts preferred.
Familiarity with Agile / SAFe practices, quality standards, root cause/corrective action concepts, software release processes, or enterprise work management systems is preferred.
Foundational understanding of quality assurance, software development lifecycles, engineering, or process improvement principles.
Basic knowledge of problem‑solving and root cause analysis methods.
Ability to learn and apply quality standards, internal procedures, and customer or regulatory requirements.
Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional and global teams.

Responsibilities

Support quality activities throughout the software development lifecycle in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
Assist in ensuring compliance with industry standards (AS9100 and DO-178), product, OEM, process, regulatory, and customer requirements.
Maintain accurate and auditable quality records, ensuring objective evidence is complete, timely, and inspection‑ready.
Support traceability reviews, evidence preparation, quality reviews, audit readiness activities, and selected SQA assessments under guidance from senior team members.
Assist with defining, updating, collecting, and reporting KPI data and trends in partnership with KPI owners.
Support KPI monitoring and contribute to get-to-green plans, improvement initiatives, and action tracking as needed.
Participate in RCCA activities, including root cause analysis, corrective/preventive action documentation, effectiveness tracking, and lessons learned sharing.
Assist in developing or updating procedures, work instructions, checklists, quality planning documentation, and other process assets.
Collaborate with offshore, cross‑functional, and Global Quality partners to address quality‑related issues and support standardization of SQA practices across programs.