Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Leidos • Huntsville, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is well known for our people-oriented culture, positive work environment, technical excellence, and resilient business ethics. Leidos is seeking a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer for our growing portfolio of Department of Defense programs. In this role you will help evolve our software quality assurance team while helping to improve software quality across many exciting programs. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber and commercial fields, Leidos provides responsive, cost-effective engineering, scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is well known for our people-oriented culture, positive work environment, technical excellence, and resilient business ethics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree.
• 8+ years of relevant technical experience with a BS degree or 6+ years of experience with a MS degree.
• Software engineering experience in real-time safety or mission critical software systems development using languages such as C, C++, or Ada.
• Proven experience with software quality standards including NPR 7150.2C, IEEE 12207, RTCA DO-178C, or ISO 26262.
• Software quality assurance on DoD programs is preferred.
• Software quality assurance experience in civil aviation, nuclear, automotive, or medical industries will be considered.
• Strong analytical skills along with a personal drive for details and quality workmanship are a must.
• Demonstrate familiarity with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• The applicant must have good communication skills.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to affect outcomes including the ability to persuade on technical topics.
• Being self-motivated, paying attention to details, and working under deadlines are key elements of this position as well.
• Demonstrate a pattern of ethical decisions and a commitment to integrity at the individual level that conform to Dynetics’ Code of Ethics.
• Candidate must be a resident of or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• Candidate must be able to acquire and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Previous software quality assurance experience in an organization appraised to CMMI-DEV Level 3 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Developing software quality assurance plans and standards
• Working with customer software engineering and software quality assurance organizations
• Providing assurance of software requirements, design, coding and testing processes
• Software product assurance of documentation, code, and test cases
• Processing assurance audits
• Overseeing supplier software quality assurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior