STAFF ADVANCED QUALITY ENGINEER (HW AND SW)

TE Connectivity Corporation; Fairview (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity Corporation in Fairview, NC seeks a Staff Advanced Quality Engineer (HW & SW) to own QA for hardware and software across NPI and transition to production. You will implement AS9115/AS9100 controls, manage requirements, configuration, and supplier quality, and drive test assurance and continuous improvement in a hybrid on-site role.

The role demands 8+ years in aerospace software quality, hands-on QMS experience, and familiarity with ALM/PLM tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software quality or engineering in aerospace/defense or similarly regulated domains.
• Practical AS9100/AS9115 experience and software lifecycle controls.
• Strong requirements, configuration management, and verification/validation expertise.
• Experience with supplier quality and COTS/NDS integration.

Responsibilities

• QA ownership for hardware and software in NPI and Production.
• Define verification/validation standards and audit readiness.
• Lead software release, delivery documentation, and post-delivery support.
• Develop KPIs and drive CAPAs for continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality engineering

Aerospace regulations

Requirements management

Audit leadership

COTS/NDS integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software/Hardware Engineering or related field

Tools

Polarion/DOORS/CodeBeamer

Git/GitLab/Bitbucket/Azure DevOps

Static analysis tools

Job description

STAFF ADVANCED QUALITY ENGINEER (HW AND SW) Job Description Job Alerts Link Job Title: STAFF ADVANCED QUALITY ENGINEER (HW AND SW)

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

Job Overview

The Aerospace, Defense and Marine (AD&M) business unit of TE is part of the Industrial Solutions segment and is a world leader in the design of components and electrical interconnection solutions that are used for applications in extreme and rigorous environments. These interconnection solutions make possible applications of avionics, jet and propulsion engine management, flight controls, grounding systems, and onboard entertainment (EAB) for today's "connected aircraft". This capability is extended to military, marine, aviation, space, land, and drone vehicles, as well as oil and gas exploration of open-ocean deposits. TE offers solutions for enhanced connectivity that work and resist in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the ends of space.

***THIS IS A HYBRID OPPORTUNITY- CANDIDATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON-SITE IN FAIRVIEW, NC 25%-50% OF THE TIME***

About the Role

We are currently seeking a Staff Advanced Quality Engineer to join the team supporting New Product Introduction and Transition into Production in our Relay Plant in Fairview, NC. This is an opportunity to join a team of experienced professionals who are passionate about ensuring the future growth of our Relay business and emphasize TE’s core values of integrity, innovation, accountability, and teamwork.

In this role you will ensure all deliverables are met through the TE New Product Stage Gate process with an emphasis on following AS9145 and AS9115. This role ensures that both hardware and software lifecycle activities, from planning and requirements through verification, validation, release, maintenance, and configuration management, conform to aerospace quality expectations for safety, security, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Job Responsibility

QA Ownership for New Products: Deliverable Hardware and Software

• Translate AS9115 Rev A and AS9100:2016 clauses into practical procedures, work instructions, and templates covering software planning, development, integration, verification/validation, release, delivery, and support.
• Ensure the QMS remains lifecycle-model agnostic while enforcing required controls (e.g., reviews, approvals, traceability, records).

Software Planning and Requirements Quality

• Lead creation and maintenance of,Quality Plans,
• Implement requirements management Standard (clear, unambiguous, testable requirements) and maintain bidirectional traceability from requirements → design → code → test → release.

Configuration Management & Change Control

• Define Quality standard for software Configuration Management (CM), including baselines, item identification, change evaluation/approval, and status accounting; integrate with product and system CM.
• Ensure CM covers software, documentation, tools, environments, and build/release artifacts.

Supplier & COTS/NDS Management

• Establish standard used to and acceptance criteria when integrating COTS or non-developmental software (NDS) into deliverable products, with clear agreement on applicability of AS9115 controls with customers and suppliers.
• Contribute to supplier qualification, audits, and incoming verification for software deliverables and services.

Verification, Validation, and Test Assurance

• Define verification standard and document As part of QMS (static analysis, reviews, unit/integration/system tests, regression, stress, security),independence of verification where required, and acceptance criteria tied to requirements and risk.
• Ensure test environment control, data integrity, and objective evidence capture for compliance audits.

Release, Delivery, and Support

• Write procedures forsoftware release criteria, delivery records, installation instructions, and post-delivery activities (e.g., issue handling, patching, configuration updates) in line with AS9115.

Audits, Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Responsible for internal audits and customer audits against AS9115/AS9100 for software, manage corrective actions, and contribute to external/2nd-party audits (e.g., major OEMs). Note: AS9115 is used with AS9100 and is not a standalone ICOP registration.
• Define and monitor KPIs (e.g., requirements volatility, defect density and escape rate, verification coverage, audit findings aging, build reproducibility, change lead time). Audit corrective actions

What your background should look like

• Bachelors Degree in Software or Hardware Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years in software quality or software engineering with hands-on ownership of QMS processes in Aerospace, Defense, or similarly regulated domains.
• Practical experience implementing AS9100 processes; strong understanding of how to apply AS9115 clarifications to software lifecycle controls, independent of development methodology (agile, waterfall, incremental).
• Demonstrated competence in requirements management, configuration management, verification/validation, and released governance for deliverable software.
• Experience with COTS/NDS integration controls and supplier quality for software and/or services (including cloud-hosted solutions).
• Strong audit skills and corrective action leadership (e.g., 5-Why, Ishikawa, 8D).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting 2nd-party AS9115 audits with aerospace OEMs; understanding that AS9115 approvals are paired with AS9100 and are not ICOP-registered in OASIS.
• Familiarity with DO-178C concepts (even though AS9115 is QMS-focused) andDO-254/ED-80touchpoints for airborne electronic hardware coordination.
• Experience of ALM/PLM and CM tools (e.g., Polarion/DOORS/CodeBeamer, Git/GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps), static analysis, unit test frameworks, and CI/CD.
• CMMI-DEV exposure and ability to reconcile with AS9115 objectives (recognizing OEMs may audit to AS9115 separately).

Core Competencies

• Regulatory literacy: Reads and translates AS9115/AS9100 clauses into actionable procedures.
• Risk-based thinking: Calibrates verification rigor and independence based on software criticality and customer requirements.
• Communication & facilitation: Guides engineering teams, suppliers, and customers through audits, reviews, and compliance decision-making.
• Data-driven improvement: Designs meaningful metrics and drives CAPAs to closure with measurable effect.

• Expert in problem solving tools such as 8D, PPSR, 5 why, Kepner Trego, Pareto Principles and data analysis, Six Sigma Black Belt or Equivalent is a plus.
• Due to ITAR regulations, US citizenship or US lawful permanent residency (green card) is required to apply for this position.

What Success Looks Like? Business KPI Requirement (6–12 Months)

• Zero major nonconformities to AS9115/AS9100 in internal or 2nd-party audits; minor findings closed within plan.
• End-to-endrequirements traceability ≥ 98%; verification coverage ≥ 95% for safety-relevant features.

Competencies

SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more.

Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

COMPENSATION
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $120,300- $150,300 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits

BENEFITS
A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

Job Locations:

1396 CHARLOTTE HWY
FAIRVIEW, North Carolina 28730
United States

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