System & Software Quality Engineer

Valeo•Troy, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Valeo is a global tech company focused on creating innovative mobility solutions. As a System & Software Quality Engineer, you will manage the quality within projects for System and Software scopes. This role involves defining quality targets, creating and maintaining quality assurance plans, conducting audits, managing risks, and reporting on quality indicators. You will ensure adherence to project management standards like GSMART and Clean Project Management (CPM), and support internal and external assessments (GAMA, ASPICE). Additionally, you will provide coaching on quality assurance processes and contribute to technical reviews and change control boards. The role also involves supporting supplier management, performing supplier audits, and participating in acceptance reviews. You will be responsible for ensuring timely customer deliveries, managing software releases, and assessing delivery consistency. A key aspect of this role is ensuring the application of QRQC (Quick Response Quality Control) rules within the System and Software scope, including problem-solving and identifying lessons learned.

Requirements

Manage the quality in project for System and Software Scope.
Define System & Software Quality Targets of the project.
Create and maintain the Project Quality Assurance plan for System and Software in collaboration with the Project Team and the Q-PTM to reach the Quality (Customer and Valeo) and cost targets of the project.
Monitor the progress of Quality activities.
Conduct Product & Process audits as defined in the Project Quality Assurance Plan.
Perform the System & Software Milestone Preparation Audits.
Ensure that risks are properly assessed and managed.
Track issues until closure.
Escalate roadblocks to PG/ PL/ Métier management.
Report Product & Process Indicators and GGRs (Group Golden Rules) related to System and Software Quality for the project.
Own the System and Software Quality section of the Project dashboard.
Ensure that GSMART and Clean Project Management (CPM) are respected.
Approve process tailoring vs. GSMART Part 1 and Part 2 within the scope of System and Software activities.
Assess the compliance of the project with the Group Golden Rules and the status of the corresponding action plan.
Support internal project assessments (GAMA) and OEM project assessments (ASPICE) preparation and execution.
Provide support, coaching and training to all System & Software Project Team Members on quality assurance process (SUP.1).
Challenge other Project Team Members and Contributors on their activities and provide basic coaching when necessary.
Support the Q-PTM to prepare CLPP before CLEAN milestones for System & Software related questions.
Ensure that the novelty (Fix, Variable, Specific analysis) on Product is taken into account in the Design Review strategy and Project Quality Assurance plan for System and Software.
Contribute to Technical Reviews as defined in the Project Quality Assurance Plan.
Ensure the Change Control Boards are performed according to the defined process.
Contribute to the definition of requirements for external System and Software suppliers to support the Purchasing and SQA team.
Perform external System and Software supplier audits.
Participate to acceptance reviews and approve Software Suppliers deliveries.
Prepare and support customer communication about System and Software Quality Status of the project.
Conduct Software Release Readiness Audits.
Contribute to the System Delivery Reviews.
In case of deviations, ensure deviation management rules are respected.
Assess consistency of Deliveries to the customer in regards to the agreed maturity level for each project milestone.
Approve Software deliveries to Customer.
Participate to the Project QRQC and ensure that QRQC rules and standards are applied by the project team.
Ensure that all issues and risks are reported in the QRQC red box resp SLI/R and managed in the Project QRQC.
Support system and software team for Problem solving according to QRQC (PDCA-FTA, LLC).
Identify Lessons Learned and Best Practices and share them with the Process Improvement organization.

Responsibilities

Manage the quality in project for System and Software Scope.
Define System & Software Quality Targets of the project.
Create and maintain the Project Quality Assurance plan for System and Software in collaboration with the Project Team and the Q-PTM to reach the Quality (Customer and Valeo) and cost targets of the project.
Monitor the progress of Quality activities.
Conduct Product & Process audits as defined in the Project Quality Assurance Plan.
Perform the System & Software Milestone Preparation Audits.
Ensure that risks are properly assessed and managed.
Track issues until closure.
Escalate roadblocks to PG/ PL/ Métier management.
Report Product & Process Indicators and GGRs (Group Golden Rules) related to System and Software Quality for the project.
Own the System and Software Quality section of the Project dashboard.
Ensure that GSMART and Clean Project Management (CPM) are respected.
Approve process tailoring vs. GSMART Part 1 and Part 2 within the scope of System and Software activities.
Assess the compliance of the project with the Group Golden Rules and the status of the corresponding action plan.
Support internal project assessments (GAMA) and OEM project assessments (ASPICE) preparation and execution.
Provide support, coaching and training to all System & Software Project Team Members on quality assurance process (SUP.1).
Challenge other Project Team Members and Contributors on their activities and provide basic coaching when necessary.
Support the Q-PTM to prepare CLPP before CLEAN milestones for System & Software related questions.
Ensure that the novelty (Fix, Variable, Specific analysis) on Product is taken into account in the Design Review strategy and Project Quality Assurance plan for System and Software.
Contribute to Technical Reviews as defined in the Project Quality Assurance Plan.
Ensure the Change Control Boards are performed according to the defined process.
Contribute to the definition of requirements for external System and Software suppliers to support the Purchasing and SQA team.
Perform external System and Software supplier audits.
Participate to acceptance reviews and approve Software Suppliers deliveries.
Prepare and support customer communication about System and Software Quality Status of the project.
Conduct Software Release Readiness Audits.
Contribute to the System Delivery Reviews.
In case of deviations, ensure deviation management rules are respected.
Assess consistency of Deliveries to the customer in regards to the agreed maturity level for each project milestone.
Approve Software deliveries to Customer.
Participate to the Project QRQC and ensure that QRQC rules and standards are applied by the project team.
Ensure that all issues and risks are reported in the QRQC red box resp SLI/R and managed in the Project QRQC.
Support system and software team for Problem solving according to QRQC (PDCA-FTA, LLC).
Identify Lessons Learned and Best Practices and share them with the Process Improvement organization.