Experienced Software Quality Engineer

Boeing•Seal Beach, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to join their Software Quality Engineering team in Seal Beach, CA. This role will support the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business and may require additional support in El Segundo, CA. The position involves ensuring that required processes are used for developing, controlling, and verifying software products, whether developed internally or by suppliers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development practices, tools, and processes, with a focus on advocating for First Time Quality strategies. Experience with quality standards like AS9100/AS9115 is strongly preferred. The role requires a team player who is self-motivated, a quick learner, and possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with resilience and the ability to provide and receive constructive feedback. The candidate should also be able to assertively communicate boundaries while fostering a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

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
3+ years of experience working in a project where various software development methodologies are being utilized
3+ years of experience in a Software Quality role
3+ years of experience working independently to develop, modify and document actions to assure problem resolution and/or to implement corrective action and/or preventive action
Active Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS) auditing
Software Quality Engineering experience supporting software with AS9115, DO-178, and/or MIL-STD-882E requirements
Experience with the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) is highly preferred
Experience with configuration management and collaboration tools such as (or similar to) Git, Jira, Collaborator, Bitbucket and Beyond Compare
Software development experience in a collaborative team environment using agile principles and a structured development process including code reviews and automated DevOps processes/tools
Active Top Secret preferred

Responsibilities

Defines and maintains program-level software quality engineering processes, resources, and infrastructure.
Actively participates in program activities, from initial proposal and planning to verification/certification and delivery.
Performs process and product audits to verify software lifecycle activities and products comply with approved software processes, plans, and standards.
Supports program milestone and formal review meetings, occasionally preparing and presenting information.
Participates in configuration management activities.
Plans software quality test activities and completion of test readiness activities.
Ensures integrity of the test process and verifies test results.
Works with regulatory agencies and other functions to develop criteria and procedures for software delivery activities.
Performs final reconciliation of software data products.
Identifies process or product non-compliances; supports root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions and other defect investigation/prevention activities.
Teams with equipment managers of supplier products to monitor and evaluate supplier software development performance.
Acts as an independent set of eyes and ears for Program Managers and the customer, highlighting potential best practices on the team, as well as areas for improvement.
Supports the identification and analysis of program/project software quality metrics to improve software quality and manage risk.