Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Safety-Critical)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; Pittsburgh, Mountain View (Allegheny County, CA); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora is seeking an experienced Software Quality Assurance leader to drive ASPICE-aligned processes and ISO 26262 conformance. You will plan audits, manage findings, and push for corrective actions while delivering metrics and insights to engineering leadership.

The role requires strong data analysis, Jira/Confluence proficiency, and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent.
• 5+ years in software quality assurance or related.
• Experience in safety-critical domains.
• Strong knowledge of ASPICE and ISO 26262 Part 6.
• Experience conducting process audits and RCA.
• Ability to query, analyze, and visualize data for quality metrics.
• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently or in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive development, documentation, and refinement of software processes aligned with ASPICE and ISO 26262.
• Plan and execute internal audits for ASPICE and ISO 26262 conformance.
• Own audit findings register and drive corrective action closure.
• Develop, automate, and maintain reports for Software Quality Metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement of Software Quality Deficiency Management.
• Lead quantitative and qualitative analysis for critical quality issues.
• Author and present quality analyses, audit reports, and process improvements.

Skills

SQA leadership

ASPICE

ISO 26262

Root cause analysis

Audits

Data analytics

Jira/Confluence

Communication skills

Leadership

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Aurora is seeking an experienced Software Quality Assurance leader to drive ASPICE-aligned processes and ISO 26262 conformance. You will plan audits, manage findings, and push for corrective actions while delivering metrics and insights to engineering leadership.

The role requires strong data analysis, Jira/Confluence proficiency, and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams in a hybrid work environment.