Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Huntsville, AL - USA
Job Summary
Leidos is dedicated to making the world a safer place. This starts with helping our customers in the Defense Industry achieve their critical missions. Our dedicated Defense Group employees are solving critical challenges across the globe. At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do offices across the United States engaging in the defense space cyber and commercial fields Leidos provides responsive cost-effective engineering scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is well known for our people-oriented culture positive work environment technical excellence and resilient business ethics.
Leidos is seeking a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer for our growing portfolio of Department of Defense this role you will help evolve our software quality assurance team while helping to improve software quality across many exciting programs. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense space cyber and commercial fields Leidos provides responsive cost-effective engineering scientific and IT solutions. Leidos is well known for our people-oriented culture positive work environment technical excellence and resilient business ethics.
Primary Responsibilities
This position will assure software quality of various programs to a variety of Defense software safety standards. The scope also includes assurance to Leidos CMMI-DEV Level 3 process standards. Tasks include:
Developing software quality assurance plans and standards
Working with customer software engineering and software quality assurance organizations
Providing assurance of software requirements design coding and testing processes software product assurance of documentation code and test cases
Processing assurance audits and
Overseeing supplier software quality assurance.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Software Engineering Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Mathematics or equivalent technical degree.
8 years of relevant technical experience with a BS degree or 6 years of experience with a MS degree.
Software engineering experience in real-time safety or mission critical software systems development using languages such as C C or Ada.
Proven experience with software quality standards including NPR 7150.2C IEEE 12207 RTCA DO-178C or ISO 26262.
Software quality assurance on DoD programs is preferred. Software quality assurance experience in civil aviation nuclear automotive or medical industries will be considered.
Strong analytical skills along with a personal drive for details and quality workmanship are a must.
Demonstrate familiarity with Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint).
The applicant must have good communication skills.
Proven leadership skills with the ability to affect outcomes including the ability to persuade on technical topics.
Being self-motivated paying attention to details and working under deadlines are key elements of this position as well.
Demonstrate a pattern of ethical decisions and a commitment to integrity at the individual level that conform to Dynetics Code of Ethics.
Candidate must be a resident of or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville AL area.
Candidate must be a US Citizen. Candidate must be able to acquire and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous software quality assurance experience in an organization appraised to CMMI-DEV Level 3 is preferred.
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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.