SW Quality Engineer

TechDigital Group; Everett (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled professional with extensive experience in DO-178C audits and software development. This role involves ensuring compliance with rigorous quality assurance standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will leverage your expertise in the software development life cycle and configuration management to drive quality and compliance initiatives. If you are a problem-solver with strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities, this opportunity offers a chance to contribute significantly to high-stakes projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in DO-178C audits with a solid development background.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and quality assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with DO-178C standards during software development.
• Collaborate with teams to document quality-related activities.

Skills

DO-178C Knowledge

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Quality Assurance Processes

Configuration Management

Software Verification and Validation

Change Management

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Documentation Skills

Auditing and Compliance

Tools

Problem Reporting Tools

Job description

Primary Skill: Extensive experience in DO178C - SOI level 1 & 2 audits with development background

Job Description:

1. Strong DO-178C Knowledge: Familiarity with the DO-178C standard is crucial. Understand the objectives, processes, and activities outlined in the standard, including planning and development.
2. Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Have a strong understanding of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, and maintenance.
3. Quality Assurance (QA) Processes: Be knowledgeable about quality assurance processes, including the establishment of quality plans, audits, reviews, and inspections.
4. Configuration Management: Understand configuration management processes, including version control, baselining, and the management of software and hardware configurations.
5. Software Verification and Validation: Possess expertise in software verification and validation techniques, such as test planning, test case design, test execution, and test result analysis.
6. Change Management: Understand change management processes, including assessing the impact of proposed changes, conducting impact analyses, and maintaining configuration control.
7. Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Have strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify and resolve quality-related issues and to make data-driven decisions.
8. Communication and Collaboration: Possess excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system engineers, and project managers.
9. Documentation and Reporting: Be proficient in documenting quality-related activities, writing reports, and maintaining project documentation as per DO-178C guidelines.
10. Auditing and Compliance: Understand the principles of auditing and compliance to ensure adherence to DO-178C requirements throughout the software development process and supporting in SOI audit certification activities.
11. Problem Reporting and Tracking: Be experienced in using problem reporting and tracking tools to document and track software defects and non-conformances.