Principal Software Systems Engineer - Quality (Hybrid)

Date Posted:

2023-12-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

A01: Rockford - Aerospace 4747 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL, 61125 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Principal Software Systems Engineer - Quality (Hybrid)

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite.  Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Are you interested in working with Space Program? We’re looking for an experienced Software Systems Quality Engineering professional to work with others to achieve excellence in design and efficient lifecycle execution. This position is responsible for working closely with software design engineering teams in Mission Systems within the Space Systems portfolio to provide quality-focused technical and process oversight of product developments throughout their lifecycle. As a Mission Systems Development Quality & Integrity (DQI) team member, you will be a program quality focal lead, ensuring software designs meet quality expectations, as well as customer, regulatory, and other requirements, and influence the adoption of engineering best practices to identify and eliminate defects before delivery. 

What YOU will do: 

• Establish rapport across the organization, including leadership, engineering teams, shared service teams, and customers. 

• Communicate masterfully both verbally and in writing. 

• Assist with engineering project planning activities to ensure plans account for regulatory and customer requirements and incorporates best practices and lessons learned. 

• Utilize knowledge of CMMI, AS9100, AS9115,  AS9145, and NASA quality standards. 

• Assess proactively the health of software projects using objective measurements and assessments. 

• Review software products and processes for compliance to process  requirements, software directives and reviews work practices for adequacy.

• Advise project teams and leadership of software design quality trends and systemic issues, using quality methods and tools to investigate, determine root cause, and recommend corrective actions to deliver high quality designs. 

What YOU will learn:  

• Internal design and development processes and methods 

• Engineering workflow tools 

• Agile methodology 

• You will develop a design quality and assurance engagement strategy & plan and leading the assigned DQI team to ensure effective and efficient support to the engineering project(s) 

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (typically in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience OR In absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience is required 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Must have or be capable of obtaining a US Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance.  Candidate selected will be subject to a government security investigation/reinstatement and must meet eligibility requirements 

• This position is considered safety sensitive in accordance with NASA Guidelines. Candidate will be subject to drug and alcohol testing per NASA’s regulation SUBPART 1835.5 Drug- Free Workforce

 

Qualifications you must have: 

• Experience conducting technical research and interpreting standard

• Experience with Agile and/or DevOps software development 

 

Skills we value: 

• Experience in a quality role of any kind is desirable. 

• A degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering is preferred

• Software engineering experience on NASA or DO-178 certifiable design & development project(s), including experience from planning through verification/validation. 

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