Location: Dorset | Salary: Negotiable |
Sector: IT & Telecoms, Defence, Nuclear | Specialism: |
Type: Permanent | Contact: Zoe Warrington |
Software Quality Engineer
Hybrid working
Location: Dorset / Weymouth / Bournemouth / Poole area.
Additional clearances: British Passport Only
Salary + Benefits
Brief
In this Design Assurance role, we are looking for a Software Quality Engineer to join the Quality team supporting the development of surface ship, submarine and unmanned systems within a TickITplus compliant environment to meet safety integrity levels and associated standards such as IEC 61508.
In this position, you will operate and contribute to the improvement of integrated management system. This role helps ensure the highest quality levels of software, embedded software and firmware are delivered to our customer's satisfaction while maintaining statutory and regulatory compliance.
This is a great opportunity for a diligent and innovative individual to apply their expertise in making a real difference to the company, and expanding the next generation products and emerging technologies.
What the role entails:
Some of the main duties of the Software Quality Engineer will include:
- As a Software Quality Assurance specialist, ensure conformance to applicable regulatory requirements provide "solution-based" advice to development teams
- Plan and conduct internal audit to provide software development governance and support product design assurance and conformance
- Provide leadership and direction on teams' software quality activities in respect of design control deliverables, particularly those relating to product compliance and performance
- Actively participate in the development, review, and approval of design deliverables (planning, requirements, architecture, risk management, verification/validation, problem resolution, etc.)
- Support the wider integrated management systems audit programme for quality, H&S, environmental and energy management systems.
- Foster and support a culture of quality throughout the organization
- Identify improvement opportunities within the company Integrated Management System
What experience you need to be the successful applicant:
- Previous working experience as a compensation and benefits specialist / manager
- Strong working knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models within a complex systems development environment.
- Advanced knowledge of software management tools, design and process control activities, usability and validation testing methodologies to drive software product quality for new product development in an ISO 9001 environment.
- Demonstrable experience of business assurance through the application of process audit.
- Knowledge and experience in the application of quality tools and root cause analysis techniques.
Desirable
- Previous experience of executing quality assurance activities supporting software development in a regulated environment -ISO 9001, TickIT Plus
- Static code analysis results interpretation.
- Experience of working with 'Agile' methodologies.
- Extensive experience with new systems development focusing on software systems integration and quality engineering related activities in a defence environment.
- Awareness of defence standards and their application in a software and systems domain.
This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Software Quality Engineer If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so do not miss out!
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