About the position
See what you're missing. Our employees work on the world's most advanced electronics - from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we're innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first - exemplified by our mission: "We Protect Those Who Protect Us." Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) has technology, engineering and program teams that educate and mentor colleagues to deliver leading Electronic Warfare capabilities. We welcome all those who have big ideas, crave innovation, want to drive fielding velocity, and have the passion to bring the warfighter home safe. BAE Systems Manchester, New Hampshire is looking for a Design Quality Software/Systems Program Quality Assurance Engineer. Quality Assurance is a member of the integrated program team, enabling business growth through a focus on predictive program execution and leading Continuous Improvement solutions throughout the enterprise. This position is for an individual contributor who will be a part of an integrated program team. They must be a self-starter and have the ability to work independently and make value added assessments. The Quality Engineer, reviews program contract requirements, statements of work and system technical specifications to develop and implement effective Program Quality Plans. Software Quality Eng will be responsible for ensuring that our software products meet Internal and External Customer requirements through testing and or analysis. The candidate will effectively communicate and flow down program Quality requirements to the Program Office and other Engineering disciplines. Program Experience with Software Quality approaches, Software and Systems level testing and Software development & release is required in addition to the QA skills outlined above.
Responsibilities
- Review program contract requirements, statements of work and system technical specifications.
- Develop and implement effective Program Quality Plans.
- Ensure that software products meet Internal and External Customer requirements through testing and analysis.
- Communicate and flow down program Quality requirements to the Program Office and other Engineering disciplines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 2-4+ years of experience or 6-8+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
- Engineering development experience.
- Knowledge of CMMI or other software programming language.
- Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, strongly preferred.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies.
- Knowledge of AS9100 standard & compliance.
- Familiarity with testing tools such as Commander, Jira, BitBucket, Gitlab, ClearCase, AccuRev, and Jenkins.
- Experience leading continuous improvement effort, such as lean six sigma.
- BS Degree and 5 years of related work experience.
- Industry Experience in Aerospace/Defense software development of complex and high reliability code.
- Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer or similar Engineering role.
- In depth knowledge of CMMI.
- Auditing Experience both as an auditor and hosting audits.
- Experience in Software Peer Reviews and the collection and review of metrics.
- Software Review Board (SRB) membership.
- Software Configuration Control Board (SCCB) membership.
- Verification of Software Change Requests.
- Understanding and engagement in Functional Qualification Test Events and their dry runs.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and quality assurance methodologies.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality software.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Health savings accounts.
- 401(k) savings plan.
- Disability coverage.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- Legal plan.
- Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Paid holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid military leave.
- Paid bereavement leave.
- Federal and state sick leave.
- Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary awards.
