Software Systems Quality Engineer II - Huntsville, AL

RTX•Huntsville, AL

1d•$68,900 - $131,100•Onsite

About The Position

RTX is seeking an onsite Software Systems Quality Engineer II to support Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) in Huntsville, Alabama. Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering department performs classified work in secure labs and unclassified work in dedicated workspaces. The role collaborates with Software, Systems, Integration/Test, and Safety Engineering, as well as Program Quality Leads and Hardware Quality. The work includes reviewing document deliverables, command media, software release packages, requirements changes, defects, code reviews, media, and test artifacts. The engineer also participates in peer reviews, control boards, metrics tracking, test witnessing, and audits. The role supports compliance with contractual requirements, technical data package integrity, software quality measurement, lifecycle risk assessments, root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and adoption of Agile and DevSecOps practices. Activities take place onsite Monday through Friday, primarily at 315 Bob Heath Drive, with regular visits to 401 Jan Davis Drive and monthly test witnessing at Red Arsenal and the Government System Integration Lab. The salary range is $68,900–$131,100. Relocation is not offered. The position requires U.S. citizenship and an active existing DoD Secret clearance after the first day; the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance. Eligible applicants may receive benefits and may be eligible for annual incentive compensation, subject to applicable terms and conditions.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
An active and existing security clearance is required after day one; the stated clearance type is DoD Secret.
Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and two years of Quality or Engineering experience.
Two years of experience in a Quality or Technical role applying principles across Agile practices, testing, requirements, software lifecycle processes, defect management, release management, metrics, or root-cause and corrective-action analysis.
Experience with Agile concepts such as Scrum teams, sprints or increments, stories or points, backlogs or burndown, and continuous integration/delivery.
Knowledge of testing execution and witnessing, test locations, plans, procedures, requirements traceability, and reports.
Knowledge of requirement verification, software and systems specifications, functionality, performance, statements of work, and contracts.
Knowledge of software lifecycle processes, requirements decomposition, code reviews, functions, features, builds, and configuration management.
Knowledge of defect quantification, severity, priority, age, resolution, effort, impact, and implementation.
Knowledge of release delivery management, checklists, labels, versions, licenses, repositories, executables, release notes, security bulletins, training manuals, and user guides.
Experience defining, developing, monitoring, measuring, and reporting metrics using dashboards and tools such as Business Insight reports, Jira reports, or Excel tables.
Ability to identify process root causes and implement corrective actions.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Certifications in Quality, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Agile, Cyber/Information Assurance, or Project Management.
Experience creating and presenting PowerPoint briefings to senior management.
Knowledge of quality principles and standards such as AS9115, AS9100, or ISO 9001.
Experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Experience evaluating and validating compliance, auditing, and implementing corrective actions.
Experience with maintenance processes, patches, upgrades, installation, backups, recovery, and synchronization.
Experience leading, coordinating, planning, prioritizing, executing, and escalating projects.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and collaborating with business and technical stakeholders.
Familiarity or training with DevSecOps toolchains such as Confluence, Azure DevOps Server, Jenkins, GitHub, and Coverity.
Familiarity or training with IDE applications, modeling, and development databases or tools such as ClearCase, DOORS, RQM, Cameo, Rhapsody, Oracle, and SAP.
Familiarity or training in maintaining computer networks and supporting physical and virtual networks, LANs, WANs, and cloud-based infrastructures.
Familiarity or training with installing or verifying routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, monitoring performance, and identifying bottlenecks.
Familiarity or training with protocols and technologies including OSI, TCP, IP, IPsec, TLS, DHCP, SNMP, FC, SCSI, DNS, IDS, and SIEM.
Familiarity or training integrating security, systems, software, hardware, connectivity, tools, and equipment, and working with devices, applications, servers, virtual machines, networks, and storage.

Responsibilities

Review document deliverables (CDRLs), command media and policies, software release packages, software requirements changes, software/system defects, code reviews, media, and test artifacts.
Participate in software and systems peer reviews, control boards (CCB and SRB), metrics tracking, test witnessing (SQT and FQT), and audits.
Ensure digital products adhere to contractual requirements and review and approve inputs and outputs to and from partner organizations.
Ensure the integrity of the technical data package and identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data.
Perform independent lifecycle evaluations and risk assessments; facilitate root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Apply software development and quality best practices and support increasing adoption of Agile and DevSecOps methodologies.
Interact with customers, product development, and test personnel; provide guidance to senior leadership, team members, and peers.
Work onsite Monday through Friday at the primary Huntsville site, with regular visits to a nearby campus and monthly test-witnessing visits to Red Arsenal and GSIL.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available, subject to eligibility and applicable terms.