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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join Quality organization located in Colorado Springs, CO!
Our team of highly motivated, customer-focused engineers’ partner with BDS programs to help develop and maintain a culture of first-time quality throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
As a member of this team, you have the autonomy and responsibility to work with programs to assure the process for developing, controlling, and verifying software products is planned and executed, effectively improving the quality of our software products – whether developed by Boeing or provided by suppliers.
The Senior Software Quality Engineer will have a broad technical background and extensive experience in Quality Management Systems. The position will require strong leadership, analytical skills, teamwork, and excellent communication skills. This role is responsible for identifying resource requirements and assigning responsibility for specific work, including deadlines and supporting performance expectations with the team. This position will need to develop and present compliance metrics at different levels in the organization, to other technical personnel, business leaders and customers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 9+ years of experience in regulated environment Quality Management System, International Organization for Standardization (ISO9001), Aerospace Standard (AS91001)
• Experience in managing a software system throughout the entire life cycle
• Experience with the verification, validation, certification and qualification processes and procedures, including knowledge of governing regulations and compliance requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experience in the Military Standards industry, military and government specifications, handbooks and standards as it relates to Software Development Life Cycle
• Experience in training and mentoring early career engineers, fostering the next generation of talent
• Experience with presentation and communication to cross function audience
• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM)

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Required

• Defines and maintains large scale program software quality engineering processes, resources and infrastructure.
• Leads process improvement activities. Supports development of organization policies, procedures, infrastructure and metrics to support business objectives.
• Prepares and presents information at formal review meetings. Plans and develops proposals and cost estimates.
• Reviews supplier proposals and makes software quality source selection recommendations.
• Leads review and approval of software life cycle documents and program products.
• Plans and leads initial baseline internal or supplier, large complex audits of software engineering processes and associated support functions.
• Participates in configuration management activities.
• Reviews deviations and waivers to the software baseline.
• Participates in the selection and approval of automated configuration management tools and processes.
• Improves products and processes and manages risk. Plans software quality test activities and completion of test readiness activities.
• Ensures integrity of the test process. Verifies test results.
• Works with regulatory agencies and other functions to develop criteria and procedures for software delivery activities.
• Leads final reconciliation of complex software data products.
• Develops program specific software quality requirements for flow down to suppliers.
• Plans and verifies acceptability of supplier’s software quality systems and programs.
• Performs software acceptance and delivery activities.
• Analyzes data to identify trends in non-compliances and initiates system level corrective and preventive actions.
• Identifies non-conformances and issues corrective actions.
• Reviews and approves corrective and preventive action plans.
• Verifies effectiveness of corrective and preventive action plans. Reports non-conformance and corrective action data to appropriate management.
• Works under minimal direction.