Software Quality Engineer (Associate, Mid-Level or Senior)

Boeing • Berkeley, MO

4d • $83,300 - $165,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is hiring a Software Quality Automation Engineer at the associate, mid-level, or senior level to join its Software Quality Engineering team in Berkeley, Missouri. The role supports programs within the Phantom Works division and works with programs to ensure appropriate processes are used to develop, control, and verify software products, whether developed by Boeing or supplied by others. The position requires expertise in evaluating or auditing safety-critical software, including hazards, requirements, code, and/or tests, as well as a broad background in software development practices, tools, and processes and an interest in advocating First Time Quality strategies.

The engineer supports program-level software quality processes, resources, and infrastructure throughout the software lifecycle, from proposal and planning through verification, certification, and delivery. The role includes audits, test-process integrity, configuration management, supplier software performance monitoring, compliance and corrective-action support, software quality metrics, and automation of manual quality, compliance, and audit processes. The position is 100% onsite at a listed location option and is for first shift. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; an interim U.S. Secret clearance before starting and a final U.S. Secret clearance after starting are required. U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Engineering Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, and/or Chemistry.
• At least 1 year of experience working on a project using various software development methodologies.
• At least 1 year of experience in a Software Quality role.
• At least 1 year of experience working independently to develop, modify, and document actions to resolve problems and/or implement corrective or preventive actions.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance. An interim U.S. Secret clearance before starting and a final U.S. Secret clearance after starting are required.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person, as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62.
• Must satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• Level 3: 3 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Level 4: 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in software verification and validation and safety analysis.
• Experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS) auditing.
• Software Quality Engineering experience supporting software subject to AS9115, DO-178, and/or MIL-STD-882E requirements.
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience with configuration management and collaboration tools such as Git, GitLab, Jira, Collaborator, Bitbucket, and Beyond Compare, or similar tools.
• At least 1 year of experience building and maintaining DevOps and/or DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Software development experience in a collaborative team environment using agile principles and a structured development process, including code reviews and automated DevOps and/or DevSecOps processes/tools.
• Active U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and/or audit safety-critical software, including hazards, requirements, code, and/or tests.
• Support and maintain program-level software quality engineering processes, resources, and infrastructure.
• Participate in program activities from initial proposal and planning through verification, certification, and delivery.
• Perform process and product audits to verify that software lifecycle activities and products comply with approved software processes, plans, and standards.
• Support program milestone and formal review meetings, occasionally preparing and presenting information.
• Participate in configuration management activities.
• Support completion of test readiness and software quality test activities.
• Ensure test-process integrity and verify test results.
• Work with regulatory agencies and other functions to develop criteria and procedures for software delivery activities.
• Perform final reconciliation of software data products.
• Identify process or product non-compliances; support root cause analysis, corrective actions, and other defect investigation and prevention activities.
• Partner with equipment managers of supplier products to monitor and evaluate supplier software development performance.
• Act as an independent set of eyes and ears for program managers and customers, identifying potential best practices and areas for improvement.
• Support identification and analysis of program/project software quality metrics to improve software quality and manage risk.
• Identify and automate manual software quality engineering, compliance, and audit processes.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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