Job DescriptionBAE Systems is looking for a Quality Software Design Engineer who will be a member of a cross-functional program team. They will contribute to Program performance, verification of product/process conformance, and customer satisfaction by applying their technical expertise to execute product assurance engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle. This position will consist of supporting Engineering in the execution of the Quality Management System and Program Contractual Requirements within the Navigation & Sensor Systems Product Line.
Typical responsibilities for planning, documenting, and implementing the Quality Assurance function include:
- Develop Project Quality Engineering plans and ensure execution.
- Support project tailoring, project plan/documentation development, and other activities to establish the project's execution processes.
- Advise project leadership on issues and best practices impacting software quality or project performance to cost and schedule.
- Use metrics and measures effectively to analyze and report on program performance information.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices, with a focus on systematic and holistic approaches to software development
- Cross pollinating best practices and lessons learned between projects.
- Support software testing and verification, including automated testing and validation procedures for software integration and modular architecture, with a focus on repeatability and reliability.
- Review and approve Engineering documentation, design changes and development artifacts.
- Collaborate with junior engineers to mentor and guide them in software development, with a focus on the digital strategy and architecture tenets
- Driving Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities through to closure.
Because this role involves a combination of collaborative/in-person and independent work, it will take the form of a flexible hybrid work format, with time split between working onsite and remotely.
Required Skills and Education- Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or technical field and 2-6+ years of relevant work experience
- Software development using languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, etc.
- Engineering Software Development experience
- Strong communicator capable of working through complex issues with peers, management and multiple functions
- Ability to mine data and create visualizations of the data
- Experience participating in Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities
Preferred Skills and Education- Master of Science Degree
- AS9100/ISO9000 certification & audit experience
- Experience with JIRA workflow management
- Experience with Git Source Control System
- A working knowledge of Oracle
- Familiar with Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies
