Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer
RTX
Cyber SecuritySubversion
Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer
RTX
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $101,000 - $203,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Subversion
About the role
- Serve as Software Quality/Process Assurance Lead on a multidisciplinary Product Development Team.
- Review Engineering Development Plans to ensure process compliance to contractual, industry, and internal standards.
- Perform Audits and Reviews to monitor compliance to Engineering Development Plans.
- Review Engineering documentation for compliance to internal and contractual standards.
- Participate in internal, customer, and government regulatory reviews.
- Initiate and lead Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations and process improvement activities.
- Mentor and train junior Software Quality/Process Assurance engineers.
- Lead quality assurance efforts on cross-functional teams working with Embedded Software, Systems Engineering, Electronic Design, and Program Management to proactively identify risks and drive process improvements.
- Verify that Embedded Software development meets industry, contractual, and regulatory standards ensuring safety, reliability, and performance across mission-critical military and commercial programs.
- Opportunity to expand oversight into Complex Hardware and Systems development as career growth.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
- Security Clearance: None/Not Required
- Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
- Expertise with one or more key industry standards for aerospace engineering development, particularly in support of safety-critical systems: DO-178 for Software, DO-254 for Complex Hardware or ARP4754 for Systems Engineering
- Strong background in Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) methodologies, with practical experience using structured problem-solving tools
- Working knowledge of Engineering Configuration Management systems such as SVN, Synergy, or DOORS
- Familiarity with Continuous Process Improvement frameworks, such as CORE, Six Sigma, or Lean principles
- Understanding of AS9100/AS9115 Quality Management System standards and how they apply to engineering development and product assurance
- Experience performing audits, reviews, and initiating/leading RCCA investigations
- Experience mentoring and training junior Software Quality/Process Assurance engineers
- Prior relevant experience in Embedded Software, Systems Engineering, Electronic Design, and safety-critical aerospace programs
