Lead Software Quality Engineer

Lead Software Quality Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for a Lead Software Quality Engineer to join our Boeing Defense Space and Security (BDS) organization located in Berkeley Missouri.

Our team of highly motivated customer-focused engineers partner with BDS programs to help develop and maintain a culture of first-time quality throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

As a member of this team you have the autonomy and responsibility to work with programs to assure the process for developing controlling and verifying software products is planned and executed effectively improving the quality of our software products whether developed by Boeing or provided by suppliers.

The Lead Software Quality Engineer will have a broad technical background and extensive experience in Quality Management Systems. The position will require strong leadership analytical skills teamwork and excellent communication skills. The lead role is responsible for identifying resource requirements and assigning responsibility for specific work including deadlines and performance expectations to the team. The lead role will need to develop and present compliance metrics at different levels in the organization to other technical personnel business leaders and customers.

Position Responsibilities:

• Initiates new organization policies procedures infrastructure and metrics

• Leads process improvement activities

• Plans and develops complex proposals and cost estimates

• Leads software quality reviews of large-scale complex supplier proposals

• Leads review and approval of software life cycle documents and program products

• Establishes risk assessment criteria to determine audit requirements

• Plans and leads multi-agency audits of software engineering processes and associated support functions

• Evaluates new technologies for configuration management tools and processes and makes recommendations for implementation

• Works with senior management to establish process improvement goals

• Plans software quality test activities and completion of test readiness activities

• Ensures integrity of test process

• Verifies test results

• Leads initial reconciliation of complex highly integrated software data products

• Participates in development of industry standards for software procurement

• Develops program specific software quality requirements for flow down to suppliers

• Plans and verifies acceptability of suppliers software quality systems and programs

• Performs software acceptance and delivery activities for high risk or high value procurements

• Analyzes organization level data to identify trends in non-compliances and initiates organization level corrective and preventive actions

• Reviews and approves corrective and preventive action plans

• Verifies effectiveness of corrective and preventive action plans

• Reports non-conformance and corrective action data to appropriate management

• Perform Earned Value Management (EVM) and Cost Account Management (CAM) activities.

• Provides consultative direction to Software Quality Engineers

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• 9 years of experience in regulated environment Quality Management System International Organization for Standardization (ISO9001) Aerospace Standard (AS91001)

• Experience in managing a software system throughout the entire life cycle

• Experience with the verification validation certification and qualification processes and procedures including knowledge of governing regulations and compliance requirements

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience in the Military Standards industry military and government specifications handbooks and standards as it relates to Software Development Life Cycle

• Experience in training and mentoring early career engineers fostering the next generation of talent

• Experience with presentation and communication to cross function audience

• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM)

Education and Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology) computer science engineering data science mathematics physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications. In the USA ABET accreditation is the preferred although not required accreditation standard.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. This position requires ability to obtain program access for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeingis a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana cocaine opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:

At Boeing we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs generally including health insurance flexible spending accounts health savings accounts retirement savings plans life and disability insurance programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $129200 - $174800

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizen lawful permanent resident refugee or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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