Software Quality Engineer-Level 2

Lockheed Martin•Marietta, GA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The AMMM Software Quality Engineering team is seeking a highly motivated self-starting individual who has a passion for aviation software development and a keen eye for detail. This job isn’t for everyone. It requires the ability to apply knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle with Quality Engineering Methodologies and Tools to be an independent authority giving our customers the confidence that their platform’s software was developed in accordance with contractual requirements, industry standards, and company policies and procedures. What this job is NOT. This is NOT a Quality Assurance Tester position. You will NOT be developing test scripts. You will NOT be writing or developing deliverable software code.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline (Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science), with minimum of 2 years of professional experience; or no experience required with a related master’s degree
Experience supporting System & Software Engineering requirements, design, integration and test activities in an Agile Development Framework as an active team member
Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies and development of Corrective Action Plans (CAP)
Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma (LSS) principles
Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
Strong independent learning mindset with the demonstrated ability to analyze complex processes to make compliance determinations.
Strong interpersonal skills (oral and written)
Must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Ability to obtain secret clearance, after hire

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in software development and/or auditing the development process in accordance with DO-178C and approved program procedures
Experience reviewing and approving key deliverable software documentation including but not limited to: PSAC, SDP, SCMP, SQAP, STD, STP, STR, SAS, SVD
Working knowledge of AS9100, AS9115, and ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and Standards
LSS Green Belt Certification
Experience with Atlassian tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence)
Experience facilitating or co-facilitating RCCA events
Familiarity with GitLab
Familiarity with the DevSecOps software development framework
Experience supporting execution or oversight of Formal Qualification Testing (FQT)
Strong communication skills (both oral and written)
ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification

Responsibilities

Conducting product and process evaluations/audits to ensure compliance against approved procedures.
Monitoring quality gates in GitLab for compliance with company DevSecOps procedures.
Learning and understanding the tools used to perform automated quality gate checks.
Performing trend analysis on failure data to identify systemic issues.
Owning non-conformance reports (Findings and Internal Corrective Action Requests) end-to-end: identification, documentation, tracking, verification of corrective action implementation, and closure.
Facilitating Root Cause Analysis (RCA) events and ensure robust Corrective Action Plans (CAP) are developed to prevent recurrence of non-conformances.
Reviewing and approving software program plans and deliverable documentation in support of DO-178C objectives and contract deliverable line items (CDRLs).
Supporting major technical milestone events (PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, PCA, etc.).
Participating in Agile ceremonies (Scrum, PI Planning, Retrospectives).
Manage individual JIRA dashboard.
Supporting Stage of Involvement (SOI) audits.
Presenting metrics and project status to Software Quality Engineering leadership.
Acting as the independent observer for Formal Qualification Test (FQT) witnessing to ensure the lab environment is under configuration control and the test is executed according to the Software Test Plan.
Supporting verification of Production Software Media.