Senior Software Quality Assessor / Engineer

Woven by Toyota

United States

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 170,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Paid holidays 20 days/year

Sick leave 6 days/year

Housing allowance

Retirement benefits

Rental cars support

In-house training program

Job summary

Woven by Toyota in the United States is looking for a Senior Software Quality Assessor/Engineer to ensure the safety and quality of automotive software. You will collaborate with system design, architecture, development, testing, and project management to drive robust QA practices across development projects.

This hybrid role reports to the Global Audit & Assessment Team Lead and requires three days in the office per week.

Qualifications

5 years of automotive software development experience
Knowledge of Automotive-SPICE
Knowledge of ISO 26262
Experience building QA tooling
Business-level English and Japanese proficiency

Responsibilities

Define software development processes across the organization and provide the support necessary for their adoption and implementation to developers
Collaborate with various stakeholders, including project managers, software developers, and customers, to ensure software quality objectives are met
Review the quality assurance processes to ensure that they are robust and effective. This includes code reviews, testing procedures, and defect tracking
Conduct regular audits and assessments on the engineering projects & products to ensure compliance with defined software development processes. This will include identifying areas of non-compliance or improvement and recommending corrective actions
Prepare and present audit reports to management that detail the results of your audits, including any identified issues and your recommendations for corrective action
Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of software quality by using state-of-the-art automation tools

Skills

Automotive software development

Automotive-SPICE

ISO 26262

QA tooling/automation

English & Japanese proficiency

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Integrity

Polarion

Job description

About Woven by Toyota

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.

Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software‑defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business‑critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well‑being for all.

TEAM

Creating high‑quality automated driving systems or advanced driver assistance systems is both challenging and urgent. It’s crucial to meticulously design software architecture, development processes, environments, and testing methodologies to meet this goal. Global Audit & Assessment team’s mission is to establish and strengthen quality assurance, including auditing methods and analysis of measured data for development projects, and to ensure that development activities among teams are properly executed and result in high quality outputs. We believe that active involvement and effective communication coupled with expertise in processes, tools, and development management are essential to drive these efforts. WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? We are looking for outstanding Senior Software Quality Assessor / Engineer to develop a mechanism ensuring the safety and quality of our software products. You will collaborate with diverse teams including system design, architecture, development, testing, project management, and other support teams. We seek individuals who can adapt to derive solutions across teams, applying experience in quality management for software. Building relationships with team members and stakeholders is essential. You will report to the Team Lead of Global Audit & Assessment, and this role is hybrid – you will work in the office 3 days per week.

TEAM

Creating high‑quality automated driving systems or advanced driver assistance systems is both challenging and an urgent priority. It’s crucial to meticulously design software architecture, development processes, environments, and testing methodologies to meet this goal.

The Global Audit & Assessment team’s mission is to establish and strengthen quality assurance, including auditing methods and analysis of measured data for development projects, and to ensure that development activities across teams are properly executed and produce high‑quality outputs. We believe that active involvement and effective communication, coupled with expertise in processes, tools, and development management, are essential to drive these efforts.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Software Quality Assessor/Engineer to develop a mechanism that ensures the safety and quality of our software products. You will collaborate with diverse teams, including system design, architecture, development, testing, project management, and other support teams. We seek individuals who can adapt to derive solutions across teams and apply experience in software quality management. Building relationships with team members and stakeholders is essential.

You will report to the Team Lead of Global Audit & Assessment, and this role is hybrid – you will work in the office 3 days per week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Define the software development processes required across the organization and provide the support necessary for their adoption and implementation to developers

Collaborate with various stakeholders, including project managers, software developers, and customers, to ensure software quality objectives are met

Review the quality assurance processes to ensure that they are robust and effective. This includes code reviews, testing procedures, and defect tracking

Conduct regular audits and assessments on the engineering projects & products to ensure compliance with defined software development processes. This will include identifying areas of non-compliance or improvement and recommending corrective actions

Prepare and present audit reports to management that detail the results of your audits, including any identified issues and your recommendations for corrective action

Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of software quality by using state-of-the-art automation tools

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

5 years of experience in the development of automotive software for mass production vehicles in the automotive industry

Knowledge of software processes such as Automotive-SPICE

Knowledge of ISO 26262standards

Experience in building a supporting tool for quality assurance and establishing it efficiently

Business-level language proficiency in Japanese and English

NICE TO HAVES

Experience in quality assurance activities for mass production

Knowledge of ISO standards related to quality (e.g., IATF 16949, ISO21434)

Experience in software audit according to company standards

Work experience related to software quality metrics (e.g., Cyclomatic complexity)

Experience in Requirement management tools like DOORS, Jama, Integrity, and Polarion

Work experience in Agile/Scrum development by using Jira/Confluence

Important Points

All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.

The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.

We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.

WHAT WE OFFER